KALAHARI RESEARCH CENTRE, BRITTANY SUMNER
(See J. Samson and M. Manser, "Use of the sun as a heading indicator when caching and recovering in a wild rodent," Scientific Reports, doi:10.1038/srep32570, 2016.)
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Cape ground squirrels (Xerus inauris) in South Africa use the sun as a reference point to remember where they bury food, according to a study.
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