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Researchers have found that migrating animals use a variety of inner compasses to help them navigate. Some direct themselves by
Researchers have found that migrating animals use a variety of inner compasses to help them navigate. Some direct themselves by
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2014-01-13
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Researchers have found that migrating animals use a variety of inner compasses to help them navigate. Some direct themselves by the position of the sun. Others navigate by the stars. Some use the sun as their guide during the day, and then switch to star navigation by night. One study shows that the homing pigeon uses the Earth’s magnetic fields as a guide in finding its way home, and there are indications that various other animals, from insects to mollusks, can also make use of magnetic compasses. It is of course very useful for a migrating bird to be able to switch to a magnetic compass when clouds cover the sun; otherwise it would just have to land and wait for the sun to come out again. Even with the sun or stars to guide by, the problems of navigation are more complicated than they might seem at first. For example, a worker honeybee that has found a rich source of nectar and pollen flies rapidly home to report. A scientist has discovered that the bee sent out to look for food delivers her report through a complicated dance to the other workers not only how far away the food is, but also what direction to fly in relation to the sun. But the sun does not stay in one place all day. As the workers start out to gather the food, the sun may already have changed its position in the sky somewhat. In later trips during the day, the sun will seem to move farther and farther toward the west. Yet the worker bees seem to have no trouble at all in finding the food source. Their inner clocks tell them just where the sun will be, and they change their course correspondingly.
What enables the bees to fly by the sun even though the sun’s position is not fixed?
选项
A、They are equipped with biological time clocks.
B、They fly in formation behind the scout bee.
C、They have excellent eyesight.
D、They have long memories.
答案
A
解析
细节推理题。根据题干关键词sun’s position is not fixed定位到原文尾段尾句。尾句提到它们体内的时钟告诉它们太阳应在的位置,据此它们相应地改变前进的方向,与选项A对应。故答案为A。
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