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Many animals use the night sky to navigate: Dung Beetles use the Milky Way to roll in a straight line away from competitors; songbirds can recognize rotating star patterns to pinpoint the poleward region of the sky; and Bogong moths use the night sky to accurately migrate more than 1,000 kilometers.


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