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| ▲ | Luc 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Small and low energy enough that tiny migratory birds can wear them for months. Externally worn of course (e.g. attached to the ear, for a wolf). You could adjust the firmware of a wildlife tag to start transmitting location every 10 minutes when the animal leaves a geo-fence. |
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| ▲ | ErroneousBosh an hour ago | parent [-] | | Bird ones are easy because birds are high in the air, so there's nothing to block the signal. They are also not implanted in the birds, but are a relatively large "backpack" or leg tag. |
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| ▲ | chrisweekly 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| size of chip? they're tiny. dog owners typically have the vet "chip" their pet as a puppy. full-grown dog doesn't need a bigger chip. |
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| ▲ | codebje 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Those chips need to be scanned from about 3cm away. If you want a locator tag, it needs to carry enough power to broadcast a signal a useful distance. Still, a microchip is handy if you're not sure if it's your tiger you found. | |
| ▲ | jannes 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Those chips cannot track a dog's location |
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