Biologgers allow us to see with unprecedented precision how animals move and behave in the wild. But that's only part of the picture, according to a UC Santa Cruz ecologist renowned for using ...

Tracking units on the shell of a wood turtle. The tracking information these GPS units collect is used to understand how wood turtles move throughout the year. Image credit: Smithsonian's Movement of ...

Walking in the snow can reveal lives that are often invisible on dry land to all but the very skilled tracker. Shortly after a snowfall passes, animals will come out of their shelter in search of food ...

Wild black-footed ferret wearing a novel tracking collar peers out of a prairie dog burrow. Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Photos and b-roll are available ...

Researchers have created a way to see your family tree as a movie rather than a still portrait by tracing where your ancestors moved across the globe over time. The statistical method can also be used ...

Wet weather creates ideal conditions for tracking animals due to clear impressions left in soft ground. Experts suggest placing food or scents in muddy areas to attract animals and observe their ...