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    • GPS map tracking of three adult Albatross over 4 months near NZ.
    Rights: Junichi Sugishita, University of Otago Published 17 June 2022 Size: 3.1 MB Referencing Hub media

    Using a GPS tag on individual birds tracks their movements. This helps scientists to better understand their behaviour. This image shows the GPS tracks of three adults over 4 months.

    Adapted from Sugishita et al. 2015

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