10,000 Birds
APRIL 11, 2014
A few days ago my friend Melissa Gilmer called me from the Bear Mountain Zoo in New York’s Hudson Highlands. “We You mean he swam like a duck?”. While the crow dried off we came up with various explanations, none of which seemed especially plausible (“Maybe he just likes ducks,” I said finally. “My Well, he tried,” she said.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
The researchers flew a quiet quadcopter drone more than 200 times at different angles and speeds near populations of semi-captive mallard ducks, wild flamingos, and common greenshanks — watching the birds for signs of stress, such as head or tail movements or flying away. Even drone retailers and manufacturers are getting in on the game.
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