White Rhino Fitted with Activity Tracker at Disney’s Animal Kingdom (Photos, Video)

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Disney shared photos and video of Helen, an an endangered white rhinoceros, wearing a fitness tracker on the Kilimanjaro Safaris savanna at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park in Walt Disney World. This is part of a collaborative research project with rhinos at other zoos and wildlife centers across the United States. The team is looking at overall health including heart rate, body fat percentage and behavior & activity. They measure steps, how fast the rhino walks and more. There is a GPS also shows how the rhino is using the space. Watch the video below for more information!

And here are a couple of photos of Helen.

Helen, an endangered white rhinoceros, wears a fitness tracker on the Kilimanjaro Safaris savanna at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The device will help the Animal, Science and Environment team understand the role of physical fitness in the overall health of rhinos are one part of a larger, collaborative research project with rhinos from accredited zoos and wildlife centers across the U.S. (David Roark, Photographer)

It is always fun to see how Disney is taking care of the animals at Disney’s Animal Kingdom park.

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