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Describe two research studies into animal navigation.
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a) Describe two research studies into animal navigation. Keeton conducted a study regarding the ability of pigeon's to navigate. It was suggested that pigeons are able to detect the earth's magnetic field, and therefore navigate with this aid. An experiment carried out to explore this possibility. Small magnets were attached to the heads of pigeons which were then released in unfamiliar surroundings. The magnets were designed to disrupt any detection of the earth's magnetic field. The pigeon's ability to find it's way back to it's home loft was then observed. It was found that the pigeons had difficulty returning home on overcast days, but had very little difficultly doing so on clear, sunny days. This suggested that there are two main compass systems that pigeons utilise; the sun, and the earths magnetic field. On sunny days pigeons were able to find there way home using the sun as a compass, whereas...
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