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Deer, cattle have true animal magnetism: study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Grazing cattle and sleeping deer tend to align their bodies along the North-South axis of the Earth's magnetic field, European researchers said on Monday, giving new meaning to the phrase animal magnetism. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?a=icSkw1"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?i=icSkw1" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=eSVtxK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=eSVtxK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=yYU77k"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=yYU77k" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=N6k9uk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=N6k9uk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~4/375334477" height="1" width="1"/>