Ethology and animal behaviour are two terms that are now considered synonymous. However, for a long time, they were not, leading to significant disputes in the scientific community and beyond. Let us explore the reasons why. Since the beginning of the last century, the study of animal and human behaviour […]
Karl von Frisch
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To guide their migratory movements or return to a known destination, animals possess a series of compass mechanisms based on the vision of the sun, the stars, or the perception of the Earth’s magnetic field. Depending on their availability, they often help themselves in succession with more than one of […]
That animals knew how to use the sun to guide their large or small movements was the first important acquisition in the field of orientation towards a defined destination (migration and homing).Felix Santschi, a doctor who moved from Switzerland, operated in Kairouan, Tunisia in the early 1900s. With simple field […]