Animal world
Polar bear's super swimming ability
Scientists from the US Geological Survey (USGS) have attached GPS tracking devices to the necks of more than 500 female polar bears in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska. After 5…
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Track turtles using a positioning device
A rare and precious freshwater turtle was found surviving in a Cambodian river thanks to a device mounted on a turtle shell.
Animal world
Proposing not to attach devices to monitor Sword Lake Turtle
The Department of Science and Technology of Hanoi yesterday sent a report to the city about the solution to ensure the living environment of Sword Lake Turtle, in which…
Animal world
Controversy about mounting a Tortoise tracking device
Scientists have counter-opinions about whether or not electronic monitoring equipment should be attached to the Turtle Lake, Hanoi. The reason for rejection is unnecessa…
Animal world
Tracking whales - Court rulings and unknown things about whales (Part 2)
The public opinion somehow helped the quiet but bigger victory of environmentalists in forcing the nation's highest court to consider the state of whales in the context…
Animal world
Tracking whales - Mysterious whale whale cropping event (Part I)
On an afternoon of September 25, 2002, a group of marine biologists were on holiday at Isla San José, Baja California Sur, and Mexico caught two whales stranded on the b…
Animal world
Track migratory birds via electronic cards
Every year, the Manx seabirds often have a journey of up to 20,000 km.
Animal world
Wolves love fishing more than hunting
Western Canadian wolves prefer salmon rather than hunting deer or other animals.
Animal world
Birds migrate at night in scattered flocks
A recent analysis indicates that birds do not fly alone when migrating at night. At least some of them go together in their migration journey, they still fly together ev…
Animal world
Penguins run on conveyor
This grotesque game is not to reduce fat, but to help scientists track the effects of overfishing. Instead of meshing and counting the number of fish to see if they have…
Animal world
Journey of 'tailing' of Arctic walrus
Zoologists in Greenland and Denmark are working on an extremely interesting study: tracking the habits and activities of long-fanged walrus species in the Arctic. Howeve…
Animal world
Track turtles with ... satellites
Activities to monitor populations of satellite green turtles have been successfully deployed in Con Dao to provide information to conservationists to protect this threat…
Animal world
Vietnam: Watch sea turtles by satellite
In Con Dao, three green turtles have been fitted with satellite transmitters. As a result, environmentalists have been able to keep track of the location and passage of…
Animal world
Guess the menu of elephants through the tail
The researchers studied wild elephants in Samburu, Kenya's national reserve, by tracking them from global positioning devices and analyzing their tail feathers. Research…
Environment
Cyclone storm, typhoon typhoon and storm tropical storm What's the difference?
When tracking information about major storms around the world, we often see these phrases. So, what's the difference?