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On 1/14/2014 1:46 PM, Anthony Lapinski wrote:
I've heard of birds flying along Earth's magnetic field lines forwww.livescience.com/42317-dogs-poop-along-north-south-magnetic-lines.h
navigation, but I am baffled by this recent story below:
tmlTrue, there are interesting questions of purpose and
mechanism, but the leading question would concern the
survival value of such orientation.
Given that dogs sample the odors of other animals, what
competitive advantage might be gained in this way?
Brian Whatcott Altus OK
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