To Identify Whale Sharks, Scientists Looked to the Stars - Atlas

An Algorithm for Mapping Stars is also Used to Track Whale Sharks

An Algorithm for Mapping Stars is also Used to Track Whale Sharks

To Identify Whale Sharks, Scientists Looked to the Stars - Atlas Obscura

Every whale shark has a unique pattern of spots and lines, much like human fingerprints. Shark researchers adapted a NASA algorithm (used to identify star patterns in images) to identify whale sharks

Plight of the whale shark: Largest fish on the planet is under threat from extinction

Whale sharks- Starry sharks, hidden talents – Our world under the waves

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Whale sharks- Starry sharks, hidden talents – Our world under the waves

Whale sharks- Starry sharks, hidden talents – Our world under the waves