Homing (biology) - Celestial Orientation

Celestial Orientation

Celestial orientation, navigation using the stars, is commonly used for homing. Displaced marbled newts, for example, can only home when stars are visible.

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Famous quotes containing the words celestial and/or orientation:

    The screen of supreme good fortune curved his absolute smile into a celestial scream.
    John Ashbery (b. 1927)

    Every orientation presupposes a disorientation.
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