At the RIN 13 animal navigation conference there was a lot about bird navigation and particularly, the Continental Robin, Erithacus rubecula which it is proposed, navigates through the action of the cryptochromes in their eyes which are disrupted by radical pairs caused by the effect of a magnetic field. This means that in theory they…
Lawrence Anthony sadly died in March 2012. The web link below tells the story of his death and how his elephants grieved for him and some history of his project to save a herd of elephants who he brought to his reserve At Thula Thula and tamed. Wild Elephants gather inexplicably, mourn death of “Elephant…
Please note that the BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) carry out a brilliant Cuckoo tracking project. We think that we need to be sure that we are clear how fledglings make the journey to their wintering grounds. As they have never been there before, how do they know how to get there? If any of…
This link is important as it gives you more information on the work done by David Keays et al, which proved that the magnetite particle array supposed to exist in the upper beak, creates a magnetic compass response mechanism for birds, does not exist. As this article suggests the other candidate for magnetic response is…
Wild Dolphin “Asks” Divers to Help Free Itself from Hook
Bernard Moitessier sailed single handed around the world in 1969 and published his accounts of this trip in 1971 in the book “The long Way”. This description comes from this book. Moitessier was a very seasoned sailor when he undertook the single handed round the world challenge in 1969. He opted out of the race…
Miriam Liedvogel is currently working at the CAnMove Centre, Department of Biology at Lund University. She has done extensive research and is a real expert on Animal Navigation, which is why she is one of our heroes. You will be able to see much of her work on Google > Miriam Liedvogel. She is currently researching finding markers to get a…