phudgins@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat a great picture!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1878
arrow-up1878imageWhat a great picture!lemmy.worldphudgins@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareKokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agonever realized the cheetah is wearing a collar. does anyone know what that could be? Do Biologists put trackers on felines, like they do with marine animals to track their movement/migration patterns?
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 months agoYou basically got it. It’s a gps tracking collar.
minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoIs it GPS? Could be a VHF radio emitter which is cheaper. https://www.wildlifeact.com/blog/gps-and-vhf-wildlife-tracking-collars-used-for-monitoring
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoCould be. The main point is just that it is in fact a tracking collar.
never realized the cheetah is wearing a collar. does anyone know what that could be? Do Biologists put trackers on felines, like they do with marine animals to track their movement/migration patterns?
It’s called fashion
You basically got it. It’s a gps tracking collar.
Is it GPS? Could be a VHF radio emitter which is cheaper. https://www.wildlifeact.com/blog/gps-and-vhf-wildlife-tracking-collars-used-for-monitoring
Could be. The main point is just that it is in fact a tracking collar.