the turtle gps: earth's magnetic field

In 1996, a loggerhead turtle called Adelita swam across 9,000 miles from Mexico to Japan, crossing the entire Pacific on her way. Wallace J. Nichols tracked this epic journey with a satellite tag. But Adelita herself had no such technology at her disposal. How did she steer a route across two oceans to find her destination?

via blogs.discovermagazine.com

Another great article from Ed Yong on how turtles find their way across long distances.

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