It's almost like we're right at the beginning of this entire new way of conceiving animal movement. I mean, it's just huge when you could just scratch a little bit of the surface of this project. And there's just so much potential. You know, and that changes our whole idea about the kind of habitats that we live in too.
As part of a massive new global tracking project, scientists are monitoring animals from a receiver on the International Space Station, mapping the incredible, previously unknown journeys that animals undertake. They’re beginning to tackle questions like how far do animals actually move? And how in the world do they know where they’re going?
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