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How Do Birds Migrate for Thousands of Miles?

Imagine you’re flying on a big journey, but you don’t have a map or a compass. Some birds use the sun, stars, and even Earth’s magnetic field to know where they are going, like having a superpower for navigation!

The Magic of Navigation

Birds can see things we can't, like how the sun moves in the sky, and they learn from the stars at night. Some birds also use magnetism inside their bodies, kind of like a built-in compass.

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Examples

  1. A little bird flies from a tree in the forest to another forest far away, using the sun like it's a clock.
  2. Birds use the stars at night like people use streetlights on the road.
  3. Some birds have an invisible compass inside them that helps them fly straight even when they can’t see the sun or stars.

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