Sea turtles' secret GPS: How loggerheads learn locations using Earth's magnetic field

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Feb 12, 2025, 1:26 pm97 pts
A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides the first empirical evidence that loggerhead sea turtles can learn and remember the unique magnetic signatures of different geographic regions. This discovery offers new insights into how turtles and other migratory animals…

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