Biologging feeds scientists with data on stork behaviour


Info-collector: A data logger attached to the back of a painted stork in Zoo Negara accumulates information on the behaviour of the bird. Photo: Dr Ahmad Ismail

A data logger attached to animals yield useful information on their behaviours.

Biologging, in which animals are tagged to keep tabs on their movements and behaviour, was first tried in Malaysia in 2010 on captive milky storks in Zoo Negara.

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