http://stravaiger.com/blog/tags/seals/ Recent content in Seals on eBothy Blog Hugo en-us Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://stravaiger.com/blog/2008/08/03/extreme-extrapolation/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://stravaiger.com/blog/2008/08/03/extreme-extrapolation/ <p>Take a bunch of researchers, a couple of seals, one planetarium, a laser pointer and loads of spare time. Train the seals to head for <a title="Sirius" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius">Sirius</a> and feed them each time they bump into the wall below the star. Remove the laser pointer and observe the seals head for Sirius every time. Apply Extreme Extrapolation. Seals navigate by the stars. The story is <a title="Hungry seals 'steer by the stars'" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7532867.stm">here</a> and the paper is <a title="Harbour seals ( Phoca vitulina ) can steer by the stars" href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/n16g1754u1071x9x/?p=fd18610d0f6a46909f4675be1a4b0b41&amp;pi=1">here</a>.</p>