ND Birds can see Earth's magnetic fields because of cryptochromes in their eyes (www.sciencealert.com)
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Summary ~lite
Birds can see Earth's magnetic fields due to cryptochromes in their eyes, specifically Cry4 protein.
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Longitudinal · 2 evals
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2026-03-18 02:00 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.440 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-18 02:00 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.44 (Moderate positive)
2026-03-18 01:55 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.10) - -
2026-03-18 01:55 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Neutral)
reasoning
Scientific article about bird magnetoreception, no human rights discussion
2026-03-18 01:55 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -