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Deercam TV: A Federally Funded Project
Columbia MO (UPI) Oct 27, 2005 The University of Missouri-Columbia says it has developed a wireless video camera that's placed on a deer's head to see how it behaves away from humans. The project - funded by the National Science Foundation -- is designed to give researchers a better understanding of how deer perceive each other and possibly provide information concerning chronic wasting disease. Josh Millspaugh, assistant professor of natural resources, and Zhihai He, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, and colleagues mounted the tiny, unobtrusive video cameras they developed on male and a female white-tailed deer. The researchers have collected 200 hours of video showing feeding, bedding, mutual grooming and breeding activities, as well as recording sparring matches between antlered deer. "Until now we have had to use remote techniques such as radio transmitters or Global Positioning System collars to study wildlife behavior, but with (those methods) we still do not see what the animal sees," Millspaugh said. "Not seeing what the animal sees limits our inferences," he added. "We don't see what the animal is doing and why. Knowing that 'why' is critical to our understanding." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links University of Missouri-Columbia SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Darwin Today At TerraDaily.com
Panda Paparrazi Swoons Over Cub Tai Shan At Washington Zoo
Washington (AFP) Nov 29, 2005There was 'panda-monium' at Washington's National Zoo on Tuesday as fluffy giant panda cub Tai Shan cavorted for the cameras, in his first encounter with the media pack. |
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