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Rocky the 'Robo-Squirrel'

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• April 15: Rocky the 'robo-squirrel' in residence at Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass., is shown at the office of assistant professor of animal behavior Sarah Partan. Behind him is a book full of information gathered on real squirrels who react to Rocky's actions and sounds. Rocky is among many robotic critters worldwide letting researchers observe animals in their natural environments rather than in labs.
• April 15: Rocky is shown on duty on the campus. In back are Sarah Partan, left, and student Maya Gounard, 20, spying on real squirrel activity nearby.
• April 15: Animal behavior researchers watch the behavior of squirrels at Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass. Student Andrew Fulmer, left, operates a computer program, as Sarah Partan, center, Hampshire assistant professor of animal behavior, and student Maya Gounard, right, spy on real squirrel activity nearby. Partan records the actions that Gounard calls out while watching.
• April 15: Rocky is shown on duty. Sarah Partan, left, assistant professor of animal behavior, records information as student Maya Gounard, center, spies on real squirrels and student Andrew Fulmer, right, operates a computer program on a laptop to manipulate Rocky.
• April 15: A squirrel on the Hampshire College campus flees the actions of Rocky, the 'robo-squirrel,' which was deployed nearby in Amherst, Mass.