Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic tag for behavioural monitoring of animals, the electronic tag comprising a microprocessor and at least one sensor. The electronic tag is configured to obtain, via the at least one sensor, movement data of an animal to which the electronic tag is attached and to determine, based on the obtained movement data, a behaviour of the animal. The disclosure further encompasses a corresponding method as well as an ear tag.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 16, 2024
Publication date:
November 21, 2024
Applicants:
MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V., SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS, GEPE GEIMUPLAST GMBH
Inventors:
Georg HEINE, Bernd VORNEWEG, Martin Christoph WIKELSKI, Ursula Rosa MÜLLER, Jens KOBLITZ, Ockert Louis VAN SCHALKWYK, Pauli VILJOEN, Johann SCHÖPF, Josef HUTSTEINER, Timm WILD