Nature's Decoders: Following Animal Footsteps
Mon, Jul 8, 2024
LIVE at 3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM MT / 12:00 PM PT
Presented by Nikki Sentinella
In this installment of her Nature’s Decoders series, biologist and Expedition Leader Nikki Sentinella offers tips for understanding animals through their tracks. Footprints in the sand (or mud, or snow) don't just tell us what kind of creature was here or which way it went -- we can also glean information about its behavior, determine when it was here, and sometimes even retrieve its DNA! Nikki demonstrates how to read animal tracks and gives examples of how they’re used in research, including a cutting-edge study tracking polar bears across the Arctic.
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