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Published online 2 May 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030428-16
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Mice make their own signposts
First evidence of animal creating markers to navigate.
Wood mice fashion portable signposts from bright leaves and shells when they explore fields for food, a new study suggests1.
This is the first time that animals other than humans have been found to use moveable landmarks.
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