Cows as Magnets
September 7th, 2008
This is interesting. Apparently cows have a tendency to align themselves with magnetic North, either facing it or facing 180° away from it. The study shows the power of Google Earth.
Link #1: http://www.newscientist.com/…
Link #2: http://www.latimes.com/…
Update: Researchers have determined that the cows are definitely aligning with the magnetic field (versus pointing North or South).
