‘Golden age’ of animal tracking is here

‘Golden age’ of animal tracking is here

FPJ BureauUpdated: Saturday, June 01, 2019, 01:04 AM IST
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Washington: Animals wearing new tagging and tracking devices would give one a real-time look at their behaviour and at the environmental health of the planet, a new study shows.

Visiting scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Ornithology used the Automated Radio Telemetry System (ARTS) on the Smithsonian’s Barro Colorado Island in Panama to monitor sleep in wild sloths as they moved through the forest.

“We suggest that a golden age of animal tracking science has begun. The upcoming years will be a time of unprecedented, exciting discoveries,” said co-author Roland Kays, a zoologist and research associate professor at the North Carolina State University.

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