The creators of the project, Penguin Watch, in which anyone can count Antarctic penguins in the pictures, used spaced data to create two algorithms that automatically count penguins. First, Pengbot based on computer vision algorithm, and the second on clustering Read more
Scientists have found that light cities, which is reflected from clouds, may reduce the secretion of melatonin in the river perch. Even a very weak light at night has significantly changed the rhythm of melatonin in fish in the experiment. Read more
Scientists from Germany found that expression of mice reflects their emotional state. To do this, animals have emotions strong stimuli and recorded them on video. Software video processing has allowed to identify the six expressions of the muzzle that are Read more
Norwegian scientists have found that ramacharaka in the observation of underwater fish at a salmon farm compares favorably with other robots and researcher-human. To do this, they analyzed the behavior of fishes near a robot turtle U-CAT underwater robot research Read more
Males of bottlenose dolphins during group attracting females sinhroniziruete not only their movements, and vocalization. It found a group of Australian scientists, which analyzed data on the generated groups of bottlenose dolphins in shark Bay, and combined them with data Read more
Scientists have found that black grackles listening to an audio message yellow drevesnitsa about the approach of the breeding of the parasite and can distinguish them from signals of other dangers. The closer grackles settle for drevesnitsa, the stronger they Read more
Scientists have found that with age in chimpanzees increases the level of stress hormone cortisol and altered diurnal changes of allocation of this substance is similar to the process that is observed in humans. Apparently, the effects associated directly with Read more
For males and females blue forty (Cyanopica cyanus) the collapse of the pair carries different implications, and they depend on how experienced the new partners birds reported in Current Zoology. From the point of view of reproductive success is better Read more
A zoologist from Australia have described seven new species of spiders of Skakunov of the genus Maratus. These animals bright color of the abdomen and unusual mating dances. Detailed description of the new species published in the journal Zootaxa. Spiders-Sokoniki Read more
Scientists have created a model that successfully describes the sexual behavior of male guppies depending on three parameters: attraction of females to the presence of rivals and whether rivals brothers. Animals are more actively courting large females, reduced effort if Read more