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Birds can get jet lag on long, fast flights and then fly off course

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On fast flights across the Atlantic, the body clocks of Manx shearwaters get out of sync with local time, leading them to veer away from the most direct flight path

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    Birds can get jet lag on long, fast flights and then fly off course

    On fast flights across the Atlantic, the body clocks of Manx shearwaters get out of sync with local time, leading them to veer away from the most direct flight path