Thursday, January 2, 2014

Webcams for Dolphins!



Robot Tuna Swims With Dolphins
Using cameras hidden behind the eyes of realistic sea animal robots, the undersea world of dolphins has been revealed. (Photo: John Downer Productions / Rhonda J. Miller)
Robot dolphins, a robot tuna and a robot sea turtle fitted with HD cameras have filmed close encounters with real dolphins to capture their lives and reveal their mysteries to landlubbers watching warm and dry from their sofas.
"Swimming alongside some of the most captivating and clever animals on the planet, these new spies are always on the move — catching the waves with surfing bottlenose dolphins and speeding with a megapod of spinner dolphins," according to BBC Media about its program "Dolphins: Spy In the Pod" to air Jan. 2