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Lay-language summary of the lab's upcoming talks at the Meeting of the Acoustical Society in Ottawa: acoustics.org/bats-could-h...
Bats could help the development of AI robots
Performance and reliability at miminal cost: The biosonar system of bats may help to make AI robots fit for the real world.
acoustics.org
May 2, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Lay-language summary of the lab's upcoming talks at the Meeting of the Acoustical Society in Ottawa: acoustics.org/bats-could-h...
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Downtown Bandar Seri Begawan sparkling in the dark as a thunderstorm brews overhead. Photo: Joremy Tony.
May 2, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Downtown Bandar Seri Begawan sparkling in the dark as a thunderstorm brews overhead. Photo: Joremy Tony.
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Great theater: Lightning in the sky over the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of #Brunei. Photo: Joremy Tony.
May 2, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Great theater: Lightning in the sky over the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of #Brunei. Photo: Joremy Tony.
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Ready to attack: Mantis (Deroplatys sp., female) in Kinabalu Park, Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, #Malaysia. Photo: rainforestkayaker. #Borneo #wildlife #insects #wildlifephotography
May 3, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Ready to attack: Mantis (Deroplatys sp., female) in Kinabalu Park, Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, #Malaysia. Photo: rainforestkayaker. #Borneo #wildlife #insects #wildlifephotography
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Forked tongue for directional tasting: Malcolm's pitviper (Trimeresurus malcolmi) tasting the air in Kinabalu Park, Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, #Malaysia. Photo: rainforestkayaker. #Borneo #wildlife #snakes #wildlifephotography
May 3, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Forked tongue for directional tasting: Malcolm's pitviper (Trimeresurus malcolmi) tasting the air in Kinabalu Park, Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, #Malaysia. Photo: rainforestkayaker. #Borneo #wildlife #snakes #wildlifephotography
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Distant relative? The black-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus hirundinaceus) is usually placed in the family Vangidae that is otherwise endemic to Madagascar and the Comores. Photo: Husini Bakar. Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
May 4, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Distant relative? The black-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus hirundinaceus) is usually placed in the family Vangidae that is otherwise endemic to Madagascar and the Comores. Photo: Husini Bakar. Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
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Vivid stripes: Buff-banded rails (Hypotaenidia philippensis) in #Brunei. Photo: Husini Bakar. Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
May 4, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Vivid stripes: Buff-banded rails (Hypotaenidia philippensis) in #Brunei. Photo: Husini Bakar. Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
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Unmistakable beak: Olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) in #Brunei. Photo: Husini Bakar. Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
May 4, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Unmistakable beak: Olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) in #Brunei. Photo: Husini Bakar. Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
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Busy bird: Rufous woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) pecking on wood in #Brunei. Photo: EddBautista. Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
May 5, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Busy bird: Rufous woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) pecking on wood in #Brunei. Photo: EddBautista. Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
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Song bird: Sooty-capped babbler (Malacopteron affine) singing at the top of its lungs in #Brunei. Photo: EddBautista. Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
May 5, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Song bird: Sooty-capped babbler (Malacopteron affine) singing at the top of its lungs in #Brunei. Photo: EddBautista. Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
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Cute little bird: Sunda pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus moluccensis) in #Brunei. Sunda pygmy woodpecker can reach barely 13 cm in length. Photo: EddBautista. Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
May 5, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Cute little bird: Sunda pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus moluccensis) in #Brunei. Sunda pygmy woodpecker can reach barely 13 cm in length. Photo: EddBautista. Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
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Little frog with a big vocal sac: Dring's Dwarf Litter Frog (Leptobrachella juliandringi) calling in Ulu Temburong, #Brunei. Photo: Hanyrol H. Ahmad Sah. #Borneo #wildlife #amphibians #wildlifephotography
May 2, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Little frog with a big vocal sac: Dring's Dwarf Litter Frog (Leptobrachella juliandringi) calling in Ulu Temburong, #Brunei. Photo: Hanyrol H. Ahmad Sah. #Borneo #wildlife #amphibians #wildlifephotography
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Great strides: Gibbon on the move in Ulu Temburong National Park, #Brunei. Photo: Joremy Tony. #Borneo #wildlife #primates #endangeredspecies
April 3, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Great strides: Gibbon on the move in Ulu Temburong National Park, #Brunei. Photo: Joremy Tony. #Borneo #wildlife #primates #endangeredspecies
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Ready to pounce: Jumping spider in #Brunei. Photo: Husini Bakar. #Borneo #wildlife #spiders #wildlifephotography
April 4, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Ready to pounce: Jumping spider in #Brunei. Photo: Husini Bakar. #Borneo #wildlife #spiders #wildlifephotography
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Mouthful: Orange-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma) feeding in #Brunei. Photo: Husini Bakar. Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
April 4, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Mouthful: Orange-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma) feeding in #Brunei. Photo: Husini Bakar. Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
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Rhapsody in Green: Green broadbill (Calyptomena viridis) perched in #Brunei. Photo: Husini Bakar. Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
April 4, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Rhapsody in Green: Green broadbill (Calyptomena viridis) perched in #Brunei. Photo: Husini Bakar. Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
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Bone-headed? The bony-headed flying frog a.k.a. file-eared tree frog (Polypedates otilophus) is named for the bony crest above the tympanum, Maybe it is pondering here whether trying to fly would be a clever or a bone-headed thing to do. Photo: rainforestkayaker. #Borneo #wildlife #frogs
April 5, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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Nest-builder: Dark-eared tree frogs (Polypedates macrotis) construct foam nests attached to leaves or twigs that overhang a standing water body. Photo: rainforestkayaker. #Borneo #wildlife #frogs #wildlifephotography
April 5, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Nest-builder: Dark-eared tree frogs (Polypedates macrotis) construct foam nests attached to leaves or twigs that overhang a standing water body. Photo: rainforestkayaker. #Borneo #wildlife #frogs #wildlifephotography
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Contemplation: Silvery lutung (Trachypithecus cristatus) in #Brunei. Photo: EddBautista. #Borneo #wildlife #primates #wildlifephotography
April 6, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Contemplation: Silvery lutung (Trachypithecus cristatus) in #Brunei. Photo: EddBautista. #Borneo #wildlife #primates #wildlifephotography
