The hidden world that birds see
About this episode
This episode explores how birds navigate using Earth's magnetic field and the mystery of magnetoreception.
Birds navigate using Earth’s magnetic field, but scientists still don’t know how they actually sense it. Called the holy grail of sensory biology, magnetoreception offers a window into the thousands of unique sensory worlds animals experience. To watch this episode on video, find us on Netflix! Guest: Ed Yong, author of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable And please email us! unexplainable@vox.com We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/members Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Vox
Guest: Ed Yong
Topics covered
- magnetoreception
- animal senses
- sensory biology
- birds
- navigation
- Earth's magnetic field
Keywords
- birds
- magnetoreception
- navigation
- sensory biology
- animal senses
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Vox
Books & works: An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
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