After an 8- to 9-year preadolescent period of wandering the southern oceans, gray-headed albatrosses navigate to their natal colony to find a mate and nest.Which of the following is not used by these birds to navigate to their natal breeding colony?
A) A map sense
B) Trial-and-error navigation
C) Bicoordinate navigation
D) True navigation
E) A compass sense

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Gray-headed albatrosses do not rely on trial-and-error navigation to find their natal breeding colony. Instead, they use a combination of true navigation (using the position of the sun, stars, and Earth's magnetic field), bicoordinate navigation (using their memory of the location of the colony in relation to other geographic features), a map sense (using visual and olfactory cues to locate the colony), and a compass sense (using the Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves).

After an 8- to 9-Year Preadolescent Period of Wandering the Southern