17-02-2017 12:20 via theverge.com

Facial recognition software for lemurs could help save endangered species

A team biologists and computer scientists have created the first ever facial recognition system for lemurs, able to identify more than 100 different individuals with 98.7 percent accuracy. It’s hoped that the software, dubbed LemurFaceID, will help with conversation efforts for the primate; giving researchers an easier and less invasive way to track individuals and whole families across generations.“Like humans, lemurs have unique facial characteristics that can be recognized by this
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