The magnetoception of turtles (or how they recognize places)

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The magnetoception of turtles (or how they recognize places)

Sea turtles have a "sixth sense": they can recognize places using the Earth's magnetic field. It is similar to what migratory birds do, but with a key difference; in addition to being oriented, turtles can identify a site because of their "magnetic footprint." Alberto Apparici brings us an experiment with dumb turtles that demonstrated this finding: after associating a magnetic field at the time of the meal, it was only enough for them to "dance…