Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth’s magnetic field

& here's an image within the #dog poop & magnetics paper (http://t.co/yOYmNu5eUG) that's remarkably descriptive - http://t.co/qkuqJRp97h

Dogs align themselves geo-magnetically before they poop. That's grossly fascinating... http://t.co/XBav0EUWOD (via @stumark)

#Dogs poop in alignment with Earth's magnetic field. Good to know! Found in our #OA Frontiers in #Zoology journal: http://t.co/Zy1B191KJU

#Dogs poop in alignment with Earth's magnetic field. Good to know! Found in our #OA Frontiers in #Zoology journal: http://t.co/Zy1B191KJU

Dogs poop in alignment with the Earth's magnetic field. Science at its best guys. http://t.co/IeEFow64Bn

& here's an image within the #dog poop & magnetics paper (http://t.co/yOYmNu5eUG) that's remarkably descriptive - http://t.co/qkuqJRp97h

& here's an image within the #dog poop & magnetics paper (http://t.co/yOYmNu5eUG) that's remarkably descriptive - http://t.co/qkuqJRp97h

SCIENCE NEWS - Dogs poop in line with the Earth's magnetic field... http://t.co/YVjoUyWZSf

#Dogs poop in alignment with Earth's magnetic field. Good to know! Found in our #OA Frontiers in #Zoology journal: http://t.co/Zy1B191KJU

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

@recycledelec Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth's magnetic field http://t.co/CPGv6SvHgZ

Strangest story of 2014 so far...Dogs take a dump 'north/south' in line with Earth's magnetic field: http://t.co/R6b2bxqzMt

Hmmm...does space weather affect pooing dogs? http://t.co/RWwk8TXpPr [paper: http://t.co/NbngbHrve2] - an early 2014 Ig Nobel contender?

@DoctorKarl great moments in science: Dogs poo in alignment with Earths’ magnetic field: http://t.co/CgkUJABHss (via @paulHorobin)

This morning, I'll mostly be putting together coverage reports about dogs pooing in line with Earth's magnetic field http://t.co/xubDY57ERP

This morning, I'll mostly be putting together coverage reports about dogs pooing in line with Earth's magnetic field http://t.co/xubDY57ERP

Strangest story of 2014 so far...Dogs take a dump 'north/south' in line with Earth's magnetic field: http://t.co/R6b2bxqzMt

This morning, I'll mostly be putting together coverage reports about dogs pooing in line with Earth's magnetic field http://t.co/xubDY57ERP

#Dogs poop in alignment with Earth's magnetic field. Good to know! Found in our #OA Frontiers in #Zoology journal: http://t.co/Zy1B191KJU

Frontiers in Zoology | Abstract | Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the… http://t.co/QS4cI2GLcZ, see more http://t.co/EH7QnHa3yX

Dogs poop in alignment with the Earth's magnetic field! http://t.co/fJYsm1oI3K #frontiersinzoology

#Dogs poop in alignment with Earth's magnetic field. Good to know! Found in our #OA Frontiers in #Zoology journal: http://t.co/Zy1B191KJU

Dogs poop in alignment with the Earth's magnetic field! http://t.co/fJYsm1oI3K #frontiersinzoology

#Dogs poop in alignment with Earth's magnetic field. Good to know! Found in our #OA Frontiers in #Zoology journal: http://t.co/Zy1B191KJU

Meanwhile @BioMedCentral #Dogs poop in alignment with Earth's magnetic field. (From BMC's Frontiers in #Zoology) http://t.co/L8fQaEjnvR #oa

#Dogs poop in alignment with Earth's magnetic field. Good to know! Found in our #OA Frontiers in #Zoology journal: http://t.co/Zy1B191KJU

#Dogs poop in alignment with Earth's magnetic field. Good to know! Found in our #OA Frontiers of #Zoology journal: http://t.co/Zy1B191KJU

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Wow! MT @EricAsimov: dogs poop in alignment w/ Earth's magnetic field; http://t.co/ClWLgOjVeu

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth's magnetic field http://t.co/unq0B86vHx

So, now you know! "Dogs preferred to excrete with the body being aligned along the North-south axis" http://t.co/Pylp9hP9Er

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Vlastimil Hart: Dogs are magneto-sensitive @vbioev @ABA_Biologie http://t.co/IVxd7aP5CL

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Dogs prefer to poop aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/8znjvckAo9 #frontiersinzoology

Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth's magnetic field http://t.co/unq0B86vHx

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

“@RogerHighfield: Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http">@foolinthetoon">http://t.co/hQQ2fdKrgR”@foolinthetoon>

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

.@KonSciencePod @MInkorrekt Schon etwas von den New Frontiers in Magnetoreception Research gehört? (Via Slashdot) http://t.co/JcUJgqYMFS

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Dogs poop in alignment with the Earth's magnetic field, new research shows. Read more: http://t.co/q6Fo5Ry3Vu #awesome

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

“@RogerHighfield: Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/bPl8reYVkP” Fact of the day...

"@RogerHighfield: Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/Froq6gXQkU" IgNobel Prize?

Science stuff #Dogs prefer to excrete with body along north south axis http://t.co/aQof9Ch0p4

Dogs align their bodies along a North-South axis when they poop. http://t.co/E8zNg6Q220 The most important fact of 2014.

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

@neilmukerji “@RogerHighfield: Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/2MNv9jxwId”

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

But I'm surprised/shocked this hasn't gotten more run: Dogs poop in alignment with Earth's magnetic field http://t.co/pVX7ZpSbjC

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

“@RogerHighfield: Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http">@RevRichardColes">http://t.co/9uav7eIcbO”@RevRichardColes NB

*blink* RT@RogerHighfield: Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/bcOXoT8bNj

Fancy that! Dogs prefer to excrete with body aligned along the North-south axis http://t.co/rZa5ZDbkkm

It’s happening RT @newsycombinator: Dogs Poop in Alignment with Earth's Magnetic Field http://t.co/IVcKvQc7mR

http://t.co/9ytykWljnN ...stay oriented no matter what ...

Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth's magnetic field http://t.co/Wk9JMwM618 #frontiersinzoology

Fecal science at it's best! http://t.co/NfWzgp174L

1000s of years of domestication and we just learn this about dogs now? They orient themselves N-S when they poop. http://t.co/IkzXeDzJqp

http://t.co/P7Hk3FGraD <= http://t.co/frPYmK4JAN

Study says...dogs poo in line with Earth's magnetic field, along a north south axis. Will verify tomorrow w lucydawg. http://t.co/45BiWnq7NU

Study of 37 dog breeds shows they relieve themselves aligned on a N-S axis. Good to know if you're lost in the woods http://t.co/STifBeYWJL

"Dogs preferred to excrete with the body being aligned along the North-south axis under calm MF conditions." http://t.co/A3AFO2cOg6

Dogs preferred to excrete with the body being aligned along the North-south axis under calm MF conditions. #WAT http://t.co/j2mZb3rGAv

1000s of years of domestication and we just learn this about dogs now? They orient themselves N-S when they poop. http://t.co/IkzXeDzJqp

@DogSpies @DoUBelieveInDog Full article here http://t.co/sWe3n9HdEW as provisional PDF & in journal http://t.co/dWOs06Ag3Z Happy New Year!

Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth's magnetic field - Full article: http://t.co/gtBV3X6hF2 - Frontiers in Zoology

Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth's magnetic field - Full article: http://t.co/gtBV3X6hF2 - Frontiers in Zoology

Dogs Poop in Alignment with Earth's Magnetic Field http://t.co/LLWGeoaYPC

My cousin! "@loscheiner: dogs poop in alignment w/ Earth's magnetic field; all mammals pee ~21s http://t.co/Vobo2OD6W7"

Zoologists have demonstrated that dogs prefer to excrete on a north-south axis. Isn't science great? http://t.co/OI2fYruTLg

Resulta que los perros se alinean con el campo magnético para defecar. #nota140 http://t.co/W9hNljvMI5

Frontiers in Zoology | Abstract | Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth's magnetic field - http://t.co/5RbNsV5pPw

A new study says that dogs align themselves with the earth's magnetic field when they poop http://t.co/htmfqrXcXD

TIL: dogs poop to the north. http://t.co/yIKG6idy9T

Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth's magnetic field http://t.co/LBffL5Hmvn #Maddow

Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth's magnetic field http://t.co/LBffL5Hmvn #Maddow

Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth's magnetic field http://t.co/LBffL5Hmvn #Maddow

Interesting! http://t.co/DEqXRBE9jd

http://t.co/ldS1r8pyaH

Fascinating: Dogs poop along a north/south axis, suggesting sensitivity to Earth's magnetic field. http://t.co/eVccxPr5Hi

http://t.co/tBGYyrcliH. Dogs align their bodies to magnetic files when pooping!! Research paper

Now I'm going to be paying attention to what the dog does to see if I can replicate the results. http://t.co/6QC6lqltHO

My cousin! "@loscheiner: dogs poop in alignment w/ Earth's magnetic field; all mammals pee ~21s http://t.co/Vobo2OD6W7"

Fascinating: Dogs poop along a north/south axis, suggesting sensitivity to Earth's magnetic field. http://t.co/eVccxPr5Hi