Sharks navigate using magnetic field

By Patrick Whittle
Updated May 16 2021 - 10:49pm, first published 10:43pm
Scientist Bryan Keller's research found bonnethead sharks reacted to magnetic cues for direction.
Scientist Bryan Keller's research found bonnethead sharks reacted to magnetic cues for direction.

Sharks use the earth's magnetic field as a sort of natural GPS to navigate journeys that take them great distances across the world's oceans, scientists have found.

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