Crittercam

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Crittercam is a small package of instruments including a camera that can be attached to a wild animal to study its behaviour in the wild. Crittercam was invented by National Geographic marine biologist Greg Marshall and has been employed in studies on over 40 marine and terrestrial animals.

The smallest animal yet to carry Crittercam is the Emperor Penguin. Information and footage from Crittercam was used in the Oscar-winning documentary March of the Penguins.

[edit] References

• Crittercam, additional feature on the March of the Penguins DVD.

[edit] External links

• About Crittercam at the National Geographic website.
• Crittercam on cat: http://www.national-geographic.cz/images/fotky/crittercam1.jpg -Greg Schmitt
• Crittercam on turtle: http://www.seaturtle.org/turtle_cam/crittercam.jpg -Greg Schmitt
• Crittercam on whale: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/crittercam/images/pilot_whales_big.jpg -Greg Schmitt
• Crittercam on Emperor Penguin: http://antarcticsun.usap.gov/oldissues2000-2001/2000_1210/images/penguincam.jpg -Greg Schmitt
• Crittercam Close-up: http://www.henrykaiser.net/antarctic/scrapbook/Resources/crittercam.jpeg -Greg Schmitt