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Ooo, I dunno. I tell you!
Pete, my adolescent cat, has recently learnt how to climb out of my garden which gives him fine access to the entire world.
When he was home based, I'd know what he'd been up to, but these days, I just have no idea. I'm not the least concerned, but rather intruiged
as the wee fella often returns exhausted from his days travelling.
A simple collarbased camera is my preferred solution. Toshiba have produced a tiny 40GB hard drive that could comfortably store 8 hours cat roaming on film.
When the .mpg is retrieved, we can play it on the telly to Dud, Pete's lovely but scared brother, to show him that the big bad world is actually jam packed full of things to play with, like leaves. Bless them both.
Tiny hard drives, for video cat tracking
http://news.bbc.co....hnology/3381997.stm
[jonthegeologist, Oct 05 2004]
Deja View
http://www.mydejavi...m/pages/2/index.htm
Add the tiny hard drive to this, and you're done. (well, still a bit bulky but I think you could strap this to the back of your cat*)
*honestly I didn't plan that [Worldgineer, Oct 05 2004]
Pete and Dud - the Furry Travelling Wilberrys
http://www.chm.bris...glhrm/cats/cats.htm
[jonthegeologist, Oct 05 2004]
Two Cats Mad
Two_20Cats_20Mad
a classic! [Madai, Jan 11 2005]
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You would need some sort of stabilizing system for the camera. Which would translate into more equipment to burden your beast with. Which could in turn wear the cat our prematurely, and make for some pretty boring video. |
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Cat leaves, naps, makes it back panting. |
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Mmmmmm...........Jacques Brel! |
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//You would need some sort of stabilizing system for the camera.// Do that at home with image processing. |
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Tom & Jerry Bruckheimeow? |
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erm.. I recall a conversation recently where I came up with a similar (the same) idea, but suggested a GPS device, or a radio transponder (you'd obv need a few to triangulate!). |
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Magic the cat (who alas still live in the UK where I am not) spends a lot of her time in and around the town infirmary which is behind my mum's house. The security guards often tell us tales of her escapades which they watch on their CCTV screens. I was deeply impressed when they told us she catches rats. She's only tiny and a rat would be easily half as big as her. Go, Magic! She is also often seen in the psyche- wards where she enjoys the status of being an unofficial therapy cat. |
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As long as there's something moving on that ther screen, the cat can see it. Mine always like wildlife programs, especially if they're about something small and squeaky.
She has been known to circle the tv, looking for the weasel or similar behind it. |
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Pete and Dud watch TV from time to time, but are far more obsessed with PC screens, especially the more expensive TFT type. If we needed to show Dud what Pete had been up to, he'd watch it on the PC no problem. Of course, in reality this is of far more interest to [jonthegeologist] who seems convinced they have another house somewhere... |
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P&D are Watford fans, naturally... |
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Dustin *looks* like a soccer ball! |
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semi-baked. there was an article on NPR today about a tv network devoted to "documentaries" that were filmed directly from cameras on animals. They hooked up cameras to a bunch of different animals for scientific research, then decided to air the tapes after they were done looking at them. Pete could be on a network reality show. |
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BBC tried a similar experment a while ago i think. Anyway i have seen it on tv. |
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I cannot resist linking to the "Two cats mad" idea, considering how this idea is for people who want to spy on their cats. |
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Instead of a camera, you could mount a tank of blue paint, which would trickle down onto the cat's paws. You could then track him and experience the wide world yourself, instead of just on video. No doubt it will be more satisfying for your cat to leave tracks on everything he crosses as well. |
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[bungston] .. .it'll work of course, but your solution lacks the technical complexity that seems so desireable here! |
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Bungston and I have seen the same episode of Macguyver it seems. I remember the using paint to track thingie. |
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