The idea for a time-compensated sun compass began when Gustav Kramer found that, when the sun was replaced with a stationary light source, the birds
A) completely lost their ability to orient appropriately.
B) continually adjusted their orientation as though the artificial sun were moving.
C) maintained a constant orientation with respect to the stationary source.
D) oriented correctly during the spring but became disoriented in the fall.

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Kramer observed that birds adjusted their orientation as if compensating for the perceived movement of the sun, indicating their use of a time-compensated sun compass for navigation.

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