Birds navigate using a sun compass but they also have an clock to help them cope with the sun's movement across the skies. Sara Cross explains.
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Wiltschko,R., Walker, M. and Wiltschko, W. Sun-compass orientation in homing pigeons: compensation for different rates of change in azimuth?. The Journal of Experimental Biology 203, 889 - 894 2000.
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Cross, S. Flight on time. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000224-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news000224-4