All representatives of the cattle sleep head to the north

People love animals, and some, such as cows or deer - especially. Besides the fact that these creatures are quite nice, sometimes they behave very interesting. Some features of their behavior attracted the attention of scientists.

Studies of German zoologists have revealed a curious fact: the deer and cows all over the world, when grazing, resting or sleeping, unfolding strictly in one direction: to study the thousands of photos from the service Google Earth, scientists have discovered that animals, like a compass needle, always look to the north. < br />
There, at least two questions: what makes them so to do and why to the year 2008 no farmer or a hunter not noticed?

via factroom.ru