We’re getting into the holiday season here at the Yuck factor, and wanted to spend the week sharing
We’re getting into the holiday season here at the Yuck factor, and wanted to spend the week sharing the scientific cheer with your dashboards as well!Last year, a study at University College London found that “Many species of birds and mammals, including reindeer, avoid power lines because they are able to see the ultraviolet (UV) light the cables given off”.Scientists have wondered for years why animals avoided power lines–– eventual conditioning is one explanation. However, “Michael Land from the University of Sussex told Nature News this latest explanation is “a plausible suggestion, rather than a convincing theory.””“In darkness, these animals see power lines not as dim, passive structures but, rather, as lines of flickering light stretching across the terrain,” the researchers wrote in their paper.Read more here! -- source link
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