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K-a-v-a-u-n t1_jd26ps0 wrote

There are orcas (I think) that are described as "residents" they stay in a more or less defined area where other orcas travel. There is also a shark species that sometimes meet up at a certain spot. It is hard to find a all fitting answer but the behavior of some suggests that they are aware of locations like, "where I am " and "where I want to go /be"

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Deining_Beaufort t1_jd3mtyu wrote

There are migrating whales. Food in one place, mating and birthing young in another place.

In Europe we see migrating whales from iceland/norway to the south. Sometimes, mostly young whales or old sick ones, get lost by taking ' the wrong exit' and accidentally end up in the shallow north sea between England and The Netherlands. There they go hungry, weak and sometimes beach themselves.

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NotPotatoMan t1_jdda1gt wrote

Like many other animals that travel large distances, they rely on sensing the earth’s magnetic field. The exact mechanism is still not known, but some preliminary studies in humans have shown that we also react to magnetic fields with changing brain waves, and it’s thought that these animals have a more advanced version. This is why magnets are used as a form of shark repellant.

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