Which way do you go
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- August
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Apparently cows know more than they’re letting on. Bovines, as this NPR story (and lots of others) recently pointed out, seem to have an internal compass. Whether at rest or feeding, the animals seem to align themselves on a north-south axis. Forget looking for moss on the north side of a tree the next time you’re lost in the forest, just find a cow.
(AP photo)
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