A pigeon has been trained to feed at food bins at the eastern end of a circular cage from which it can see the sky. There are food bins at the N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, and NW ends of the cage. Based on this information, answer the following questions:
a. If the cage is covered and a fixed light source is presented at the east end of the cage at the time of sunrise, where will the pigeon search for food at noon?
b. If a mirror is used to shift the apparent position of the sun at noon from the south to the northwest, where will the pigeon search for food?
c. The bird has been placed in a light-controlled environment for three weeks and phase-delayed by six hours. If the pigeon is returned to the cage under natural lighting conditions at sunset, where will it search for food?

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The Answer of A pigeon has been trained to feed at food bins at the eastern end of a circular cage from which it can see the sky. There are food bins at the N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, and NW ends of the cage. Based on this information, answer the following questions:
a. If the cage is covered and a fixed light source is presented at the east end of the cage at the time of sunrise, where will the pigeon search for food at noon?
b. If a mirror is used to shift the apparent position of the sun at noon from the south to the northwest, where will the pigeon search for food?
c. The bird has been placed in a light-controlled environment for three weeks and phase-delayed by six hours. If the pigeon is returned to the cage under natural lighting conditions at sunset, where will it search for food?

A Pigeon Has Been Trained to Feed at Food Bins