This Is What Gives Pigeons Their Excellent Sense of Direction: It’s a literal gut feeling

How animals use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate is one of biology’s biggest unsolved mysteries. This study proposes a totally new source for the sixth sense

Iron-rich immune cells in the liver may act as sensors for magnetic fields, serving as an internal compass.

A study details a surprising new way into how pigeons find their way home

This Is What Gives Pigeons Their Excellent Sense of Direction: It’s a literal gut feeling

A surprising gut feeling may help pigeons find their way home. Animals use various techniques to navigate including following the stars and remembering...

A research team in Germany has published new data on how pigeons use magnetic fields as a navigation method when visibility is limited. A key part of the long-sought answer could…

Iron-rich cells in the birds’ liver could help explain how pigeons and other animals navigate with help from Earth’s magnetic field.

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