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1 month agoStudying seabirds with a cactus as a research assistant
This century-old cactus that stands on the uninhabited Isla EspÃritu Santo, in the Gulf of California, Mexico, is like my very own field technician: the device that we've attached to it automatically collects data from tagged magnificent frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens) whenever they come within a 500-metre range.
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