GPS to reveal the long and the short of giraffes

For the next year a male giraffe weighing just over one ton will have its every move tracked in the name of science.

The giraffe was fitted with a GPS collar on Friday by researchers from the University of the Free State and Sanparks who will, for the first time, try to accurately establish the impact of giraffe on the environment. ...

"It's wonderful that we can track the giraffe in real time. This will finally tell us what we need to know about the giraffe and its impact on its environment."

Jun 5, 2011 12:57 AM | By WERNER SWART
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