Dogs poop in Alignement with Earths Magnetic Field.

[Theseus]

http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab83/feedthesnake1/Art%20and%20Random/dog_zpsa70cdc65.jpg
Well, next time you see your dog doing the age old spinning ritual, you know what's he/she is really doing :-)



http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/10/1/80/abstract


Introduction
Several mammalian species spontaneously align their body axis with respect to the Earth's magnetic field (MF) lines in diverse behavioral contexts. Magnetic alignment is a suitable paradigm to scan for the occurrence of magnetosensitivity across animal taxa with the heuristic potential to contribute to the understanding of the mechanism of magnetoreception and identify further functions of magnetosensation apart from navigation. With this in mind we searched for signs of magnetic alignment in dogs. We measured the direction of the body axis in 70 dogs of 37 breeds during defecation (1,893 observations) and urination (5,582 observations) over a two-year period. After complete sampling, we sorted the data according to the geomagnetic conditions prevailing during the respective sampling periods. Relative declination and intensity changes of the MF during the respective dog walks were calculated from daily magnetograms. Directional preferences of dogs under different MF conditions were analyzed and tested by means of circular statistics.

Results
Dogs preferred to excrete with the body being aligned along the North-south axis under calm MF conditions. This directional behavior was abolished under Unstable MF. The best predictor of the behavioral switch was the rate of change in declination, i.e., polar orientation of the MF.

Lol i laughed when i saw this, im not one for poop humor but this is just funny haha : ]

[Sérénité]

This could actually be a lifesaver if ever lost in the wilderness...wait for a bear having a poop :)

[sirdipswitch]

Foolish spending?? Don't get me started! Never mind, you already did.

Here's my start-

"#3 If you can believe it, the U.S. government has spent $175,587 “to determine if cocaine makes Japanese quail engage in sexually risky behavior”.

#8 The federal government once spent 30 million dollars on a program that was designed to help Pakistani farmers produce more mangos.

#13 The U.S. government once spent 2.6 million dollars to train Chinese prostitutes to drink responsibly.



And my all time favorite that has stuck with me over the years!

$117,000 to figure out that some women, do Not like to Iron clothse!!

Here's the web-site that I found this stuff on. Enjoy, or not. chuckle chuckle.

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/30-stupid-things-the-governemnt-is-spending-money-on

[Spiral of Light]

I always wondered what that circling around to find the right spot was all about. Very interesting.

[Ellisa]

This came far too late to show the Awesome Pug who approached his bodily functions with the same degree of insouciance that he approached everything! Just go, definitely pointing anywhere, no target practice. Maybe his own personal magnetism was stronger that the Earth's. Yes, that's probable.

Pug owners will understand.


PS. I was told the circling was an historic trait--- it tramples the grass so that the dog (wolf) can keep an eye on predators, or prey.

[sheme]

My Dogs don't circle before poop they circle before sleep.

[Gardener]

lol they circle to make sure there are no snakes going to bite their sensitive bits whilst otherwise engaged.