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  "textContent": "A study in the journal Science argues that homing pigeons may read Earth's magnetic field using iron-rich cells in their livers, rather than their beaks or eyes. Researchers wiped out those cells in 34 trained birds; under heavy overcast, none could find their way home, while untreated birds all made it back within 70 minutes. — Read the rest \n\nThe post Pigeons may navigate using magnetic cells in their liver appeared first on Boing Boing.",
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