microrobert
07-30-2013, 12:19 PM
Homing Pigeons Use 'Mental Map' to Find Their Way Home
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A new study of homing pigeons suggests that the birds use a spatial map to find their way home, which would indicate the birds possess cognitive ability.
A new study of homing pigeons suggests that the birds use a spatial map to find their way home, indicating the birds possess cognitive ability.
Even when released in an unknown territory, homing pigeons are able to find their way back home, a trait that has long fascinated humans, who used the birds to deliver messages centuries ago. It's known that like migratoy birds, homing pigeons determine their flight direction with the help of the Earth's magnetic field, the stars and the position of the Sun.
Yet despite extensive research, it has not been fully determined just how the birds are such excellent navigators.
Homing Pigeons Use 'Mental Map' to Find Their Way Home : Animals : Nature World News (http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/3190/20130727/homing-pigeons-use-mental-map-find-way-home.htm)
http://images.natureworldnews.com/data/images/full/2769/homing-pigeons-in-their-loft.jpg?w=600
A new study of homing pigeons suggests that the birds use a spatial map to find their way home, which would indicate the birds possess cognitive ability.
A new study of homing pigeons suggests that the birds use a spatial map to find their way home, indicating the birds possess cognitive ability.
Even when released in an unknown territory, homing pigeons are able to find their way back home, a trait that has long fascinated humans, who used the birds to deliver messages centuries ago. It's known that like migratoy birds, homing pigeons determine their flight direction with the help of the Earth's magnetic field, the stars and the position of the Sun.
Yet despite extensive research, it has not been fully determined just how the birds are such excellent navigators.
Homing Pigeons Use 'Mental Map' to Find Their Way Home : Animals : Nature World News (http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/3190/20130727/homing-pigeons-use-mental-map-find-way-home.htm)