Scientist turns tortoises into spies
A Russian scientist has reportedly discovered a way to turn tortoises into biological robots and train them for defense purposes, Russia's NTV news.
Aleksei Burikov, head of the biology department at Rostov State Pedagogical University in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, attaches a special device to a tortoise's shell that directs the animal's movements through vibrations. Attaching a small camera to the tortoise's shell allows scientists to monitor the tortoise's location.
"Monitoring can be conducted both for environmental and defense purposes," Burikov told NTV.
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