https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2023.09.004
This post
highlights some aspects. For example:
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Sailors in the Marshall Islands use wave piloting to navigate open ocean in the Pacific. Navigators decide on an initial course based on their knowledge of the configuration of islands, and then use changes in the rhythmic motion of the canoe to sense the transformation of wave patterns.
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The Gwich’in indigenous community in Northern Alaska use the stars to find their way in the vast Yukon Flats. The unusual strategy involves looking at the night sky and projecting different stars onto attributes of the mythical fox-like creature Yahdii. The stars form the tail, leg, or snout of Yahdii and each guide the traveller to different regions of the flatlands.
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For the Batek people of Malaysia, auditory cues such as birdsong help them to know where they are in the rainforest. An important skill as the rainforest is visually impenetrable after a few metres.
If you weren’t aware of this research, @LynneKelly, you’re going to love it.