Let’s face it: nobody is sitting around trying to figure out the what direction most animals face while they are eating. For instance, our cat would sit on its head if it meant that it could get a few extra treats.
Fortunately there are scientists out there much smarter than us. Utilizing satellite images pulled from Google Earth, a team of researchers found that cows always stood facing the magnetic poles within the Earth while eating or resting. Always. Spooky, right?
http://www.nature.com/news/the-mystery-of-the-magnetic-cows-1.9350
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Firenze Sage: Â Bet they didn’t cover this at Harvard.