Animal migration is a fascinating phenomenon where animals travel long distances to reach breeding or feeding grounds. Discover the intricacies of this behaviour, including the cues animals use to navigate, the challenges they face along the way, and the benefits and costs of migration. Explore our resources and insights on animal migration and expand your understanding of this fascinating natural wonder.
We recently posted an article by Antonio Nafarrate which refers to Jill Moss’s snails and their ability to home. Since then there has been much in the UK papers about snails having a strong sense of place and returning to it (there was an article in the Daily Telegraph, “why slugs and snails thrown over…
Please participate! An experiment to see how dogs respond to their owners. Does your dog wait for you (their owner) to come home? If this is your case please participate in this experiment. Introduction Rupert Sheldrake is a hero of ours and has written a book we have reviewed “Dogs that know when their owners are…
One of our board members, Antonio Nafarrate, has brought this intriguing piece of news to our attention – snakes in the Everglades can find their way home. As we have always said, there is something going on with animals who find their way home and this is another example. I have a friend, Jill Moss who…
Intro >> Here is a lovely quote about the interaction between man and dolphins written by Dante in his Divine Comedy written in Italy in the early part of the 14th Century. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy for more. In Canto 22 (in translation from the original) “Just as dolphins do, when with the arched back, they signal to the seamen to prepare for…
Intro>> Here is a little story which asks how dogs relate to their owners. If when you read this you have opinions we would very much like to hear them and perhaps publish them. ———— A few years ago the mother of a friend died. She had always kept an Alsatian dog who was her…
>>>>intro>>> I think that the indigenous peoples have a lot to teach us about navigation as it is probable that they have not lost the art of navigation without modern aids and perhaps they can describe how they find their way. Please find an interview with Olle Utsi a wise Sami http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_people The Sami / Lapps…
Observations from the “Observer’s book of British wild animals” first published in 1938. It was compiled by W.J.Stoke. “I found this piece fascinating as it describes the navigational skills of Toads. There are also other works that suggests that Newts operate in a similar way, making long journeys out of the water but not getting…
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