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Dogs poop in alignment with Earth's magnetic field, study finds

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Dogs poop in alignment with Earth's magnetic field, study finds

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Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.ml ·
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Dogs use the Earth's magnetic field when they're relieving themselves. Not only that, but canines choose to do so in a north-south axis, a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology says. The study suggests that dogs are sensitive to small variations in Earth's magnetic field. After examining 70 dogs -- made up of 37 breeds -- over two years, 1,893 defecations and 5,582 urinations, researchers found that under "calm magnetic field conditions,"

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    This is a candidate for the IgNobel Prize 🙃

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