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Dogs
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:06 am
by noddy
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07 ... -shortcuts
Dogs are renowned for their world-class noses, but a new study suggests they may have an additional—albeit hidden—sensory talent: a magnetic compass. The sense appears to allow them to use Earth’s magnetic field to calculate shortcuts in unfamiliar terrain.
The finding is a first in dogs, says Catherine Lohmann, a biologist at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, who studies “magnetoreception” and navigation in turtles. She notes that dogs’ navigational abilities have been studied much less compared with migratory animals such as birds. “It’s an insight into how [dogs] build up their picture of space,” adds Richard Holland, a biologist at Bangor University who studies bird navigation.
Re: Dogs
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:29 am
by Simple Minded
if dogs used social media, we'd know exactly what they are thinking......
human keyboards are institutionally oppressive!
which is why they use pee-mail!
Re: Dogs
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 2:36 am
by noddy
Re: Dogs
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 2:11 pm
by Simple Minded
Dear noddy,
Yesterday, while running in the woods, guess what we found? Yep! DEER POOP! After sniffing it for a few seconds and realizing it was pretty fresh, we rolled in it for a while. Good for minor muscle aches, stiff joints, depression and generally whatever ails you. You should try it sometime!
Sniff our butts,
Emma & Maggie
Dog utilizing his superior magnetolocation talent
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:02 pm
by Nonc Hilaire
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Re: Dog utilizing his superior magnetolocation talent
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:09 pm
by Simple Minded
Nonc Hilaire wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:02 pm
63B684BB-D45B-4D8F-836F-38FC6BD2ADB7.jpeg
who says you need opposable thumbs to master the use of tools?
Re: Dog utilizing his superior magnetolocation talent
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:11 pm
by Simple Minded
Nonc Hilaire wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:02 pm
63B684BB-D45B-4D8F-836F-38FC6BD2ADB7.jpeg
noddy often punishes both his dog and his wife by making them wear the "Cone of Shame" during a time out....... from this angle I can't tell which one that is.....
Re: Dog utilizing his superior magnetolocation talent
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 2:37 am
by noddy
Simple Minded wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:11 pm
Nonc Hilaire wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:02 pm
63B684BB-D45B-4D8F-836F-38FC6BD2ADB7.jpeg
noddy often punishes both his dog and his wife by making them wear the "Cone of Shame" during a time out....... from this angle I can't tell which one that is.....
you got that back to front.
i put on the cone of silence and steal a few moments for myself.
Re: Dog utilizing his superior magnetolocation talent
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 4:00 am
by Simple Minded
noddy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 2:37 am
Simple Minded wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:11 pm
Nonc Hilaire wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:02 pm
63B684BB-D45B-4D8F-836F-38FC6BD2ADB7.jpeg
noddy often punishes both his dog and his wife by making them wear the "Cone of Shame" during a time out....... from this angle I can't tell which one that is.....
you got that back to front.
i put on the cone of silence and steal a few moments for myself.
got it. A tight fitting cone is a great personal safe space..... Hmmm, could be a massive market out there....
although, for the general public, plastic garbage bags would be more cost effective and offer long term fringe benefits.....
Dog pack with math and pattern recognition skills
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 11:32 am
by Simple Minded
Pictures don't lie!
