Pigeons In The Fast Lane
10 February 2004 - 2:00pm
It's long been known that birds use natural landmarks to navigate. Now scientists say pigeons are using a new tool to guide their way: roads and rail tracks.
"Homing pigeons are finding their way around Britain by following roads and railways, zoologists claim. They say the birds' natural magnetic and solar compasses are often less important than their knowledge of human transport routes."
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Pigeons reveal map-reading secret
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BBC News, February 5, 2004
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