Bird Courtship

Gail Patricelli studies the courtship behavior of the endangered sage-grouse. She has a robotic female sage-grouse (fembot!) rigged with cameras to get right up close to courting males.

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Bird Courtship

All Episodes of Science Nation

Bird Courtship

Harnessing Wave Energy

Unmanned Craft Monitors Ocean "Dead Zones"

Virtual Newscast

Disappearing Frogs

Whiskered Robots

Tomorrow's Technology Today: Robot Helicopters

High-Tech Tongues Give Disabled Total Control

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Japanese Quake Test

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