Category Archives: How animals navigate

Scientific Theories, How animals navigate

The Albatross

Posted on 21 October 2017 by Richard Nissen

You will find other descriptions here of Henri Weimerskirch’s work on Albatrosses under Albatrosses on this site as well as Anna Gagliardo’s work on the use of smell in navigation. A book recently written by Adam Nicholson called “The Seabirds … Continue reading →

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Long-Distance Nocturnal Navigator

Posted on 15 May 2016 by Richard Nissen

Warrant11 2016 Here is a fascinating paper about The Australian Bogong Moth Agrotis infusa: which is the most amazing  Long-Distance Nocturnal Navigator.  As they navigate at night their feat is perhaps even more amazing than the migration of the Monarch butterfly in the USA. Richard Nissen editor Warrant E, Frost B, Green … Continue reading →

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A complete overview of animal navigation 2015

Posted on 1 December 2015 by Richard Nissen

http://jeb.biologists.org/content/212/22/3597.full This link is a very complete overview of the animal navigation at present in 2015.  It covers all the important work that has been done and discusses what has been found along with all the problems associated with different … Continue reading →

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Migration observation

Posted on 7 November 2015 by Richard Nissen

I love this little observation by James Mather… “I was on a ladder clearing the gutters end of last week, and over a period of hours heard a number of flocks of birds gathering to migrate, and I could see … Continue reading →

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The Wayfinders of the South Seas

Posted on 20 October 2015 by Richard Nissen

I was looking through an old copy of Classic Boat magazine (September 2004) when I discovered this article on how traditional Polynesian navigators operated. I have précised this article. For me, the importance of all this is that humans are … Continue reading →

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Animal navigation based on Gravity

Posted on 12 August 2015 by Richard Nissen

Here are the points to be added that I anticipated or predicted that they should happen as proof or implied consequences of my animal navigation model. The posting in the website is Introduction to my Ideas from Sept 2013 – “Gravity and Gyro effects … Continue reading →

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RIN16 (Animal Navigation)

Posted on 13 July 2015 by Richard Nissen

Every three years the Royal Institute of Navigation hosts a conference in the UK for everyone interested in Animal navigation.  The next one is in 2016: RIN16 (Animal Navigation) 13/04/2016 12:00:00 to 15/04/2016 12:00:00 Royal Holloway College, London RIN16 Orientation … Continue reading →

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