Let’s Start A Conversation ! π¬ #4 – Biological & Ecological News
Video published on my YouTube channel as part of the ‘Let’s Start A Conversation‘ playlist, that shares biological and ecological news in a fun and concise manner.
Every year, millions of bats gather in a single spot, in Zambia. Just how many bats are there exactly ?
1 million ? 10 million ? Somewhere in between ? That’s about the range we have based on visual counts, illustrating the difficulty of the task. To accurately count that many bats, help was needed, and AI came into play !
Hungry for more biological and ecological news ? Check the ‘Let’s Start A Conversation‘ playlist on my channel !
π For a deeper dive, here are the sources and references ! Meanwhile, you can :
- Read The Conversation web article titled : ‘Worldβs biggest bat colony gathers in Zambia every year: we used artificial intelligence to count them’
- Check the @kasankatrustltd.-tourismfo1824 YouTube channel and website
- Check the following YouTube channels : @BiwakwangoZa for footage of the bat migration in Kasanka, @HuntingDoc for footage of flying bats, and the awesome @wild.animals for their detailed video about this research !
