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Candid Cameras Capture Life in the Jungle
What do animals do when we're not around? They snarl and prowl, yawn and yalp -- and new cameras installed in jungles around the globe by Conservation International gives us a glimpse into the secret life of mammals.
- Pan troglodytes (Common chimpanzee) Researchers are getting an unusual peek into major tropical spots with 420 hidden automatic cameras snapping candid photos of the truly wild. The first of almost 52,000 pictures were released Monday by Conservation International, a group that promotes wildlife protection, and they are exciting some experienced wildlife biologists.read moreConservation International Suriname/TEAMShare
- Tapirus terrestris (South American Tapir) They are the hidden family portraits of Earth's most remote jungles finally revealed: A touching snapshot of an endangered female mountain gorilla carrying an infant on her back. A giant anteater sticking its enormous snout practically in the viewer's face. Soulful eyes of a curious chimpanzee, a speedy jaguar and a rare tapir here seen staring back at you.read moreConservation International Suriname/TEAMShare
- Poacher The cameras were hidden with camouflage and do not have a visible flash. They are heat-sensitive, so when something warm is nearby, the camera snaps a picture. The cameras were positioned to study mammals, but also got large birds, lizards and something else: human poachers, guns in hand.read moreConservation International Suriname/TEAMShare
- Myrmecophaga tridactyla (Giant anteater) "What a great study," said Stanford University biologist Terry Root, who was not involved. "Mammals are very hard to census because they are afraid of humans, and they have better ways of hiding than we have of finding them."read moreConservation International Suriname/TEAMShare
- Gorilla beringei beringei (Mountain Gorilla) Analysis of the photographic data has helped scientists confirm a key conclusion that until now, was understood through uncoordinated local study: habitat loss and smaller reserves have a direct and detrimental impact on the diversity and survival of mammal populations, said Conservation International.read moreConservation International Suriname/TEAMShare
- Puma concolor (Cougar) With around 25 percent of all mammal species under threat and little global quantitative information available, this study fills a very important gap in what scientists know about how mammals are being affected by local, regional and global threats, the group said.read moreConservation International Suriname/TEAMShare
- Loxodonta africana (African elephant) To see more of the nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species captured by the Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM) in the first global camera trap mammal study, visit the SmugMug gallery.read moreConservation International Suriname/TEAMShare
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Candid Cameras Capture Life in the Jungle
What do animals do when we're not around? They snarl and prowl, yawn and yalp -- and new cameras installed in jungles around the globe by Conservation International gives us a glimpse into the secret life of mammals.
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