RE: Birds can navigate by using the Earth’s magnetic field, and scientists have recently discovered a protein in the eye that is likely responsible for this ability

[gyldenhorn]

Love your post because I learn something new almost every time :)This was interesting @Valth I have always thought that the magnetic compass was somewhere in the birds brain.

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[valth]

Hehe, I guess that is what most people assume. It sounds pretty strange that it's en their eyes, but the old theory that it was located in their beak sounds even weirder to me :P