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twilyth
Master Cruncher US Joined: Mar 30, 2007 Post Count: 2130 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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It looks like dogs cansense magnetic north. That's not too unusual in the animal kingdom but the biological basis for it I think is still subject to debate.
----------------------------------------It’s the axis of beagle! Dogs are so attuned to the Earth’s magnetic field that they line up with it to relieve themselves, a new study found. Dogs of all breeds overwhelmingly prefer to do their business facing north-south, not east-west, according to research detailed in the journal Frontiers of Zoology.   |
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Former Member
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This may explain why many dogs do that odd little turning routine just before they drop the bomb. They're "scanning" for magnetic North?
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PecosRiverM
Veteran Cruncher The Great State of Texas Joined: Apr 27, 2007 Post Count: 1054 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I guess my dogs are different..
----------------------------------------They prefer to face East..    [Edit 1 times, last edit by PecosRiverM at Jan 7, 2014 10:33:40 PM] |
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coolstream
Senior Cruncher SCOTLAND Joined: Nov 8, 2005 Post Count: 475 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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So, you're lost in the wilderness. The sky is obscured by heavy cloud. You were told to head north. All you have is your dog and some dog food...
----------------------------------------What would you do?   Crunching in memory of my Mum PEGGY, cousin ROPPA and Aunt AUDREY. |
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cjslman
Master Cruncher Mexico Joined: Nov 23, 2004 Post Count: 2082 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Eat the dog food? Maybe later on it will point you in the right direction
---------------------------------------- CJSL Gotta keep crunching, there's a world to save !!! ---------------------------------------- [Edit 1 times, last edit by cjslman at Jan 9, 2014 2:37:17 AM] |
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keithhenry
Ace Cruncher Senile old farts of the world ....uh.....uh..... nevermind Joined: Nov 18, 2004 Post Count: 18667 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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This may explain why many dogs do that odd little turning routine just before they drop the bomb. They're "scanning" for magnetic North? pb Perhaps, but this doesn't explain why one dog I had insisted on walking on its two front legs with its hind end up in the air as it dropped his. |
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littlepeaks
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Apr 28, 2007 Post Count: 748 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Perhaps, but this doesn't explain why one dog I had insisted on walking on its two front legs with its hind end up in the air as it dropped his. You don't live near the North Pole, where the magnetic field is more perpendicular to the Earth's surface, do you? [Edit 1 times, last edit by littlepeaks at Jan 9, 2014 5:00:09 AM] |
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AnRM
Advanced Cruncher Canada Joined: Nov 17, 2004 Post Count: 102 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Amundsen never mentioned that problem with his dogs when he was at the South Pole....but who knows. ;)
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