Magnetic alignment enhances homing efficiency of hunting dogs.
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SUBMITTER: Benediktova K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7297537 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
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Magnetic alignment enhances homing efficiency of hunting dogs.
Benediktová Kateřina K Adámková Jana J Svoboda Jan J Painter Michael Scott MS Bartoš Luděk L Nováková Petra P Vynikalová Lucie L Hart Vlastimil V Phillips John J Burda Hynek H
eLife 20200616
Despite anecdotal reports of the astonishing homing abilities in dogs, their homing strategies are not fully understood. We equipped 27 hunting dogs with GPS collars and action cams, let them freely roam in forested areas, and analyzed components of homing in over 600 trials. When returning to the owner (homewards), dogs either followed their outbound track ('tracking') or used a novel route ('scouting'). The inbound track during scouting started mostly with a short (about 20 m) run along the no ...[more]
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