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Have you ever wondered how lost dogs always seem to find their way home? Well, a new breakthrough study has found that it's all down to their sensitivity to the Earth's geomagnetic field.

Research conducted by the Czech University of Life Sciences and Virginia Tech tracked the navigation abilities of 27 dogs from over 10 breeds across a period of three years.

The dogs were given a GPS collar and a small action camera before being allowed to freely roam in forested areas. After a short while, the dogs were called back by their owners (who they couldn't see) and had to work out how to find them.

The study found that:

(1) All dogs began their return trips to owners with a 'compass run' (along the north-south geomagnetic field axis). Researchers believed this helped the dogs orient themselves for the return trip.

(2) When returning to the owner, dogs either followed their outbound track ('tracking') or used a novel route ('scouting').

(3) Around 59% of the dogs switched to scent-based navigation (tracking).

(4) Another 32% relied on landmarks or visual information to help them (scouting).

(5) 8% of dogs used a mix of both to make their way back through the forest to their owners.

"Our findings clearly show the importance of further research on the role and involvement of magnetic cues in canine navigation," explains the study.

"The research suggests that the magnetic field may provide dogs with a 'universal' reference frame, which is essential for long-distance navigation and arguably the most important component that is 'missing' from our current understanding of dog behaviour and cognition."

Over the past few years, there have been some heroic tales of dogs finding their way home over rugged terrain and great distances. Famous films, such as Homeward Bound, show just how dogs can cleverly work out how to get home.

And now we know how they do it...

Source: https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/pets/a33388111/dogs-find-way-home/

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Dog are wise...this OP is doing a great job with information

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I once mistakenly entered yaba shuttle on my way home at unilag then instead of bariga shuttle

I was seeing waec office, in my mind I was like so waec office even dey close to bariga
As we reach yaba conductor said gbogbo ero (last bustop)
I see railway, I knew this is just the beginning
My heart melt
How I wan take reach house with 100 naira??

I compose myself and asked people where to get a bus going to bariga
Paid 100 naira to bariga
Got to bariga around past 8
I trekked from bariga to soluyi that night, almost 2 hours of trekking

Memories...

Front page?

Good stuff.

I wonder if this sensitivity to the earth's geomagnetic field is the same explanation behind how some birds and aquatic animals like whales, are able to migrate over very impressive long distances.

The ability of these animals to locate areas across the world with pinpoint accuracy is so astounding when you realize there are no roads or landmarks under the oceans or in the clouds. Lol

Unnerve:
Good stuff.

I wonder if this sensitivity to the earth's geomagnetic field is the same explanation behind how some birds and aquatic animals like whales, are able to migrate over very impressive long distances.

The ability of these animals to locate areas across the world with pinpoint accuracy is so astounding when you realize there are no roads or landmarks under the oceans or in the clouds. Lol

Somebody asked whether the human being is smart enough to know how smart animals are.

spyglaxx:

Somebody asked whether the human being is smart enough to know how smart animals are.

Who asked?

Unnerve:
Good stuff.

I wonder if this sensitivity to the earth's geomagnetic field is the same explanation behind how some birds and aquatic animals like whales, are able to migrate over very impressive long distances.

The ability of these animals to locate areas across the world with pinpoint accuracy is so astounding when you realize there are no roads or landmarks under the oceans or in the clouds. Lol

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