Imagine That You Are in the Midst of World War

question 47

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you are in the midst of World War I and are with a group of Allied forces trapped behind enemy lines. You and your group are stranded, and the only way to message for help is to send a homing pigeon to your base. How will the homing pigeon find its destination?

• A)The pigeon will likely use only landmarks or map information to return to the base.
• B)The pigeon may be able to fly back to base using only Earth's magnetic field.
• C)The pigeon may fly back to base using only the sun and stars as compasses.
• D)The pigeon may use only olfactory cues to fly back to base.
• E)The pigeon will use all of these things in its flight back to base.

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