Animals' magnetic 'sixth' sense may come from bacteria

ScienceDaily
Sep 14, 2020, 11:22 am86 pts
A researcher may help answer why some animals have a magnetic 'sixth' sense, such as sea turtles' ability to return to the beach where they were born. The researchers proposes that the magnetic sense comes from a symbiotic relationship with magnetotactic bacteria.

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