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Animal Footprint Sandals

Jill Harness — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:32:53 +0000

If you ever wanted to fool animal trackers that you are actually a cat, dog, monkey, even a gecko, then you’d better strap on some of these bizarre new sandals from Japan that make your footprints look like the animal of your choice. Of course, they’re only really useful in mud or sand, so plan accordingly.

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Now on Satellite: Penguin Poop!

Miss Cellania — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:06:18 +0000

Scientists have found a new way to track colonies of penguins in the Antarctic by satellite. Normal satellite imaging doesn’t show penguins well because of their natural camouflage. So instead, British penguin-trackers are looking at penguin poop.

“We can’t see actual penguins on the satellite maps because the resolution isn’t good enough,” said mapping expert Peter Fretwell. “But during the breeding season the birds stay at a colony for eight months. The ice gets pretty dirty and it’s the guano stains that we can see.”

The method helped scientists identify 38 penguin colonies — of those, 10 were new. Of previously known colonies, six had re-located and six were not found.

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(image credit: Flickr user Carles-FlashOnTheBlog)

Previously at Neatorama: Penguin Poop.

GPS Tracking Watch for Kids: Is it Spying or Good Parenting?

Alex — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:36:17 +0000

It’s 10 PM. Do you know where your children are? Well, with this GPS tracking watch, you definitely do. Here’s the Nu.M8 digital watch that lets parents track their children’s whereabouts through a secure website (it’ll even overlay the location on Google Maps).

And to answer the obvious question: an alarm will be triggered if the watch is forcibly removed.

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Is it too much or just being a prudent parent in today’s environment?