Snap nav! Crocodiles use sun, stars and magnetic field to find their way home


	Snap nav! Crocodiles use sun, stars and magnetic field to find their way home

michellezm

9-28-2007 5:06 AM

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crocodiles, reptiles, animals, zoology, fauna, creatures

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9-28-2007 11:13 AM

bignosemousie

This means all those crocodiles I tossed in the middle of nowhere will find their way home?! D'oh!

Good clip.

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