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FOR KIDS: A trout’s nose-y magnets
Cells in a fish’s snout respond to magnets
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Cells in a fish’s snout respond to magnets

By Stephen Ornes

Web edition: July 31, 2012

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Cells in trout noses may help the fish sense nearby magnets.
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Many animals are naturally magnetic. Some birds, turtles, fish and other animals change their behavior when they’re near magnets or magnetic fields. Trout do, too, and scientists may have figured out what advantages that may offer.

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D. Powell. Trout nose cells follow magnetic fields. Science News, Vol. 182, July 9, 2012, p. 13. [Go to]

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