Australian researchers use sea lions to map seafloor habitats

CANBERRA, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers have fitted sea lions with cameras to map deep-sea habitats.

In a study published on Wednesday, a team from the University of Adelaide and the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) revealed that they identified six habitats covering the seabed off Australia's south coast by equipping sea lions with small cameras.

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