Snapshot Serengeti Talk

what should i do about unclear images

  • baffy by baffy

    i guesstimated this was rhinos

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  • maricksu by maricksu moderator in response to baffy's comment.

    Hi baffy!

    You did completely right by giving your best guess , that is the way to do this project 😃

    These are actually buffalos, dark stocky big animals with level back , often in group or herd. (rhinos are very rare to see and usually alone)

    In unclear images animals size, shape, alone or in herd, pale or dark, possible horns etc. may be helpful cues.

    This project works this way, every image is shown to several people until consensus reached.

    It is very important that if there are animals in image - don’t choose ’no animals’. Always give your best guess to all animals you see. No need to worry about mistakes, cause every image is shown to several people, until consensus reached. If not reached (very rare), those images are picked out for closer look by scientists. Every answer is equally important and valuable, also wrong ones that give e.g. info about how hard the image is. 😃

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