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Monarch butterflies migrating up to 4,000 km from Canada to the mountain forests of central Mexico navigate by the Sun while continuously correcting for the time of day
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Monarch butterflies migrate up to 4,000 km from Canada to central Mexico, navigating by the Sun and correcting for the time of day.
This navigation is achieved with a brain the size of a pinhead, essentially reading a compass and a clock at once.
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- They continuously correct for the time of day
- Monarch butterflies migrate up to 4,000 km from Canada to central Mexico
- Butterflies navigate by the Sun and correct for the time of day
- They continuously correct for the time of day
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- Sep 9ScienceBlog.com: Monarch butterflies migrating up to 4,000 km from Canada to the mountain forests of central Mexico navigate by the Sun while continuously correcting for the time of day — essentially reading a compass and a clock at once with a brain the size of a pinhead
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