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Pigeon Magnetoreception Simulator

Scientists discovered iron-filled cells in your liver act as magnetic sensors.
You are a pigeon. Navigate home. You cannot see. You can only feel.

FLIGHT DIRECTIVE

Scientists discovered iron-filled cells in pigeon livers act as magnetic sensors. You are a pigeon. Navigate home blind using only your hepatic ferromagnetic sense.

Controls:

  • Mouse/Touch: Click and drag / move pointer inside area to steer
  • Keyboard: Use Arrow Keys or WASD to fly

Feedback: Watch the LIVER SIGNAL. It rises and glows green as you approach home.

Click to fly

HOME ROOST REACHED

Published in: Journal of Implausible Avian Navigation

Abstract: A single Columba livia specimen successfully navigated 0 arbitrary units using hepatic ferromagnetic organelles alone, confirming the hypothesis that pigeons do not need eyes, maps, or dignity. The specimen's flight path has been described as "chaotic but endearing."

Funding: The Brass Hand Oil Foundation for Unnecessary Ornithology