| January 10, 2006 |
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Animal Vegetable Video
What  does a flock of sheep do when it's alone? In 1988, Sam Easterson strapped a video camera to a sheep's head to find out. (The answer: a lot of starting and stopping and checking in with each other). Sam has since outfitted a wide range of wild animals with his custom-designed "helmet-mounted" cameras. And, with the sample footage available here, he allows us to glimpse his astonishing work. A wolf snuffles and digs in the undergrowth; a baby chick squeakily trails another hatchling; a tarantula pads across the rocks. There's a lot of nosing around: A wheezy pig pokes in the mud with its wide snout; an alligator nudges through the swamp, occasionally flaring its nostrils. We're even offered a tumbleweed's point of view as it plunges onward. The videos are choppy and brief, but they're unfettered by human presence -- and that's enormously satisfying. (in Animals, Insects, and Pets) |
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