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Experience life through the eyes of a gannet

2019-03-08 6 Dailymotion

Scientists have captured incredible footage of what it's like to fly - by attaching tiny cameras to BIRDS. The lightweight devices were fitted to a number of gannets who were then released into the wild off the Pembrokeshire coast. The technology allowed researchers to watch remotely as the creatures flew off into the sky and pulled off dizzying aerial aerobatics. They were also seen building nests, feeding and plunging into the sea in footage that experts say could give us a new understanding of how birds behave and boost efforts to protect them.