Do other animals have a built in compass?

Question

Birds are said to have a built in compass and know what direction North is. Do you know of any other animals that might have this ability?

Answer 1

Apparently Cows do too. (If you believe this news article.)

http://news.yahoo.com/story//ap/20080825...

My guess is that many animals have this ability for one reason or another. Evolution is an amazing thing.

Answer 2

Hear a List of animal that have a built in compass

Southern Right Whale

North Pacific Right Whale

North Atlantic Right Whale

Bowhead Whale

Narwhal

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Flatback Sea Turtle

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Green Sea Turtle

Bighorn Sheep

Dall Sheep

Impala

Springbok

Saigas

Central Asian Red Deer

European Red Deer

Wapiti

Sperm Whale

Orca

Beluga

Pink Salmon

Chum Salmon

Coho Salmon

Atlantic Salmon

Cherry Salmon

Chinook Salmon

Sockeye Salmon

Sei Whale

Blue Whale

Alantic Minkie Whale

Fin Whale

Humpback Whale

Gray Whale

Caribou

Black Wildebeest

Blue Wildebeest

Plain Zebra

Grevy's Zebra

Mountain Zebra

Dall Porpoise

Pronghorn

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tibetan Antlope

Gemsbok

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Little Brown Bat

Gray Bat

Red Bat

Hoary Bat

Silver-haired Bat

Painted Lady Butterfly

Monarch Butterfly

Albacore

Yellowfin Tuna

Blackfin Tuna

Southern Bluefin Tuna

Bigeye Tuna

Pacific Bluefin Tuna

Northern Bluefin Tuna

Longtail Tuna

Great Hammerhead Shark

American Bison

Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

Smooth Hammerhead Shark

Whitefin Hammerhead Shark

Scalloped bonnethead Hammerhead Shark

Winghead Hammerhead Shark

Scoophead Hammerhead Shark

Bonnethead Hammerhead Shark

Smalleye Hammerhead Shark

Bull Shark

Spiny Dogfish Shark

Basking Shark

Blue Shark

Great White Shark

Short-finned Mako Shark

Greenland Shark

Tiger Shark

African Bush Elephant

Japanese Spider Crab

Ghost Crab

Fiddler Crab

Swordfish

Blue Marlin

Sail Fish

West Indian Manatee

Answer 3

Yea certain like antalope or deer migrate too.