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It is amazing that storks know it becomes warm in the southern
hemisphere at that time of the year. This is a miracle. Yet, what is
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more amazing is that, after six months, exactly at spring, storks fly
all the way back, covering distances of thousands of kilometres, to
find the nests they left behind.
This is astonishing indeed.
Storks find the nests they made the previous year and settle there
again. But how do they find their old nest right away after such a
long time? Do they use a compass in order not to lose their way?
Of course, such a good memory and excellent sense of direction
have been inspired in storks by their Lord, Allah.
In addition, these stick-legged animals do not travel overseas
because they need some land on which to stop and rest when they
become exhausted. For this reason, they prefer travelling across
seas close to land such as the Bosphorus, the Straits of Gibraltar
and the Suez Canal.
