Magnetic Cattle

Have you ever noticed that herds of grazing animals all face the same way? Images from Google Earth have confirmed that cattle tend to align their bodies in a north-south direction, reports the BBC. The scientists researching this phenomenon have concluded it is that the cattle and other stock are aligning themselves with the earth's magnetic field.

I had to check the date on this story, as it was funny enough to be an April fool's wind-up. What the article doesn't say is whether kangaroos, with their lower greenhouse gas emissions exhibit the same behaviour.