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>The factors that orchestrate their coordinated movements is still a mystery. I'd propose that the path of the sun biases the mice's movements in the same dire
by prvc 3y ago
>The factors that orchestrate their coordinated movements is still a mystery.
I'd propose that the path of the sun biases the mice's movements in the same direction, since the ice in their shadows will be colder.
- Jensson 3y agoBut then they would move in the same general direction every day, if it was that easy it would have already been solved.
- prvc 3y agoNo, just over time.
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- Jensson 3y agoThey tracked the balls for two months, if it was easy to see that they always move X direction during a sunny day they would know. That is likely the first thing they checked, we know that plants can turn to face the sun.
- prvc 3y agoBecause the terrain is never perfectly uniform, the pattern might not be evident within a small period of time, like one day.