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Inventor Scientist Sees World Through Animal Eyes


22 May 2008
Crittercam report / Broadband - Download (WM) video clip
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A camera system is attached to more than 40 species of animals, including turtles, penguins, even whales to record from the 'animal eye view'
A camera system is attached to more than 40 species of animals, including turtles, penguins, even whales to record from the 'animal eye view'
For more than 20 years, researchers have gone hunting with sharks and stalking prey with tigers from in front of their television monitors. National Geographic researchers have an 'animal eye view' of the world through a video camera built to be attached to living things. "Crittercam," as they call it, has been mounted to animals of over 40 different species. Its creator recently sat down with VOA's Paul Sisco.

 

 

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