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What can help sea turtles navigate across the ocean?

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Earth's magnetic field

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Sea turtles can use Earth's magnetic field as one source of information for navigation during long migrations.

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Experiments show that young sea turtles can respond to magnetic fields resembling those in different ocean regions.

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