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Aug 7, 2024 · In a paper published today in Frontiers in Marine Science, the team describes how it attached video cameras to the backs of eight Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) to help map thousands of square kilometers of seafloor habitat, up to 110 meters down.
Aug 12, 2024 · You can watch a clip from the footage showing a sea lion with her offspring below. After the scientists analyzed the recordings, they identified six types of seabed habitats: sponge/sand,...
Aug 8, 2024 · Sea lions wearing mounted cameras have helped scientists map new habitats and created an unexpectedly beautiful video. Across the world’s oceans, our knowledge of the seafloor is very limited. Mapping and studying deep, remote offshore areas is difficult, expensive and time-consuming.
Aug 7, 2024 · While the sea lions were groggy, the researchers glued patches of synthetic wet suit material a little larger than a credit card to the animals’ backs and heads, and then attached small cameras...
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Aug 7, 2024 · The premise is simple: glue satellite-linked GPS video cameras to the backs of Australian sea lions to film places humans can’t reach. A new study describing the research was published...
Aug 7, 2024 · Sea lion swimming through invertebrate reef, sponge garden, macroalgae reef, bare sand, and invertebrate boulder habitats. Video: Angelakis et al. 2024.
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Aug 9, 2024 · Researchers from the University of Adelaide fitted endangered Australian sea lions with cameras and tracking devices to better understand where they spent their time.
