Cell Phones Are for the Birds

According to an article in the Telegraph, MIT researchers are using cell phones to call owls.

When Eben Goodale wants to count the birds, he places a call that triggers phones in the forest to play, via speakers, pre-recorded owl calls, such as hoots and whistles.

Territorial owls raise their heads and approach what they think may be an intruder. If they respond with a hoot, the phones transmit the sound back to the “owl project” website.

Hey, Con Bio students, spark any thesis ideas?

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