Comments on: Robins start with a magnetic compass in both eyes, and end up with just one http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/08/28/robins-start-with-a-magnetic-compass-in-both-eyes-and-end-up-with-just-one/ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:00:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jon F http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/08/28/robins-start-with-a-magnetic-compass-in-both-eyes-and-end-up-with-just-one/#comment-15764 Jon F Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:08:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=7510#comment-15764 Did they observe the left-eye robins chasing waterfalls? ...sorry. On the one hand it would be neat to feel what it's like to have magnetoception, but on the other hand I don't desire to get vertigo every time my hard drive spins up. Did they observe the left-eye robins chasing waterfalls?

…sorry.

On the one hand it would be neat to feel what it’s like to have magnetoception, but on the other hand I don’t desire to get vertigo every time my hard drive spins up.

]]> By: IW http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/08/28/robins-start-with-a-magnetic-compass-in-both-eyes-and-end-up-with-just-one/#comment-15763 IW Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:43:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=7510#comment-15763 So if robin has it, does Batman? So if robin has it, does Batman?

]]> By: Tony http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/08/28/robins-start-with-a-magnetic-compass-in-both-eyes-and-end-up-with-just-one/#comment-15762 Tony Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:36:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=7510#comment-15762 I'd be interested to know if, for instance, a robin were injured and lost its right eye in adulthood, could it re-learn to use the left eye again given time? I’d be interested to know if, for instance, a robin were injured and lost its right eye in adulthood, could it re-learn to use the left eye again given time?

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