CHICAGO — The Field Museum sent a bunch of scientists to the Amazon to snap "animal selfies" for the Internet.
Cats included.
The museum at 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive dispatched the team of scientists to the unexplored jungles of Peru earlier this year, where they set up a drone and motion-activated camera "traps" to capture pictures of ocelots, anteaters, and other native wildlife.
"No scientists have ever explored this area, let alone documented it with cameras and drones,” Jon Markel, the Field's geographic information systems specialist, said in a statement. “These images are the first time this remote wilderness and the species that call it home are being recorded for science.”
Rapid Inventory 28 From Above from The Field Museum on Vimeo.
The museum found 1,820 different species, including 19 believed to be new to science, it said Friday. The scientists worked with nine different indigenous groups to learn the landscape.
The Field said its expeditions have helped establish 18 new protected areas totaling 26.5 million acres across the globe.
Check out the expedition's Facebook page for more information.
[Courtesy of Field Museum]
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