Animals Smithsonian Magazine · 6 days ago

It's Not Just You: Some Fast-Flying Birds Also Get Jet Lag

A new study finds that Manx shearwaters fly so fast that their internal clocks get out of sync with local time. These jet lag-like time shifts confuse their sun-based compasses, causing them to become a bit disoriented and fly slightly off course

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