Large terrestrial mammals are more vulnerable to the acoustic impact of drones than to the visual impact (IMAGE)

University of Barcelona

Large terrestrial mammals are more vulnerable to the acoustic impact of drones than to the visual impact

Caption

The study analyses the reaction of 18 species of large mammals to noise emitted by a drone in the large ex situ areas of the São Paulo Zoo (Brazil).

Credit

Baguaçu Institute for Biodiversity Research (IBPBio, Brazil)

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