Pigeons Have Been Shown to Use the Position of the Sun

question 72

Multiple Choice

Pigeons have been shown to use the position of the sun as a compass.A pigeon is trained to feed from the south end of a circular cage and then is placed in a light-controlled room and is phase-advanced by 6 hours.If the bird is returned to the circular cage, where will it search for food at sunrise?

• A) North
• B) East
• C) South
• D) West
• E) Northwest

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