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Mobile Phones for Geese and Seals

Posted by timothy on from the roaming-charges-apply dept.

prostoalex writes: "BBC News has two related articles about mobile phones and messaging being introduced to the animal world. The stories, aptly named Geese 'phone' home and Seals 'phone' home (kudos from this-title-is-so-original dept.) talk about 'tagged' animals that report about their location via the cellular systems. And if seal tracking is available only to the scientists in the field, following the geese online is open to anyone who contributes .75 British pounds to the research project."

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  1. You think the technology is impressive.... by quintessent · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just imagine the work required to teach geese to dial the right number.

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  2. What about the penguins! by Caractacus+Potts · · Score: 4, Funny


    I'll contribute 50 pounds if they include penguins in the program. Think of the publicity we'd get with a wired mascot! Oh, how about another 100 if they include a gnu.

  3. phone bills by cdf12345 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I bet those roaming charges are going to suck!

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  4. Hunting goes techno by vrassoc · · Score: 2, Funny
    Technology really is amazing. No more phoney decoys; no more phoney animal sound immitations. Just take your cell phone with you on the hunt, dial 08000-GOOSE and listen for the ring ... aim .... FIRE!!!!

  5. Geese poop 3 pounds a day by ObviousGuy · · Score: 2, Funny

    following the geese online is open to anyone who contributes .75 pounds to the research project.

    Pounds of what?

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  6. We (canajens eh!) hate geeses to peeces by Quirk · · Score: 2, Funny

    DateLine: circa 1942, the northern most tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. At a top secret location a specially trained cadre of experts carefully sweep the NorthWest Pacific skies for signs of the awaited Japanese invasion. Their cutting edge technology: RADAR. Early one morning the first wave of Zeros shows on the RADAR screen and the word is sent out: the invasion has begun... well almost... that was until the first wave of Zeros showed itself to be a flock of Canadian Geese. Now we can just call their service and check their flight plans.

    A log cabin remains, with a plaque commemorating the brave souls who spent the war, huddled over bleeding edge technology muttering... airplane?...goose?
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  7. Does this have anything to do ... by vrassoc · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...with the sticker on my cell phone that says Warranty void if seal is broken???

  8. This sounds like a hunters dream by gopher_hunt · · Score: 2, Funny

    For .75 pounds, no more sitting around, waiting and getting liquored up while bird hunting