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As orientated as a newt

Newts may use the Earth's magnetic field as a map.

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  1. Fischer, J. H., Freake, M. J., Borland, S. C. & Phillips, J. B. Evidence for the use of magnetic map information by an amphibian. Animal Behaviour 62, 1 - 10 (2001).

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As orientated as a newt. Nature (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/news010816-7

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