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Biologists at Lenoir-Rhyne University are using GPS and tracking technology on Birds.
If you have ever used a step counter or a heart rate sensor, you’ve used the same technology that biologists at Lenoir-Rhyne University are using to study Herons. We take a look at how the same G-P-S and tracking technology is being used on birds.
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Fitbits for birds
Clip: Season 4 Episode 37 | 6m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
If you have ever used a step counter or a heart rate sensor, you’ve used the same technology that biologists at Lenoir-Rhyne University are using to study Herons. We take a look at how the same G-P-S and tracking technology is being used on birds.
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