Can you beat my score of 438 in Hap-py Long Legs!
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Wildlife photography gear sales hit $2.3 billion as technology advances. Mirrorless cameras now dominate, with 800mm lenses becoming standard for safari work. Conservation photography grants increased 50% as NGOs recognize its impact. Stock photo markets stagnate (-15%) due to AI generators, while prints and workshops grow 25%. Ethical practices become mandatory - drones disturb 30% of wildlife if misused. Climate change alters migration patterns photographers relied upon. Social media algorithms favor reels showing behind-the-scenes conservation efforts. Gallery representation remains challenging - only 5% make a living solely from art sales.
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After drone flocks disturbed nesting albatrosses, NatGeo's Bertie Gregory developed a robotic "boulder cam" that rolls silently. His Antarctic series shot this way won awards for ethical innovation. The tech uses gimbal-stabilized telephotos on miniature tanks. It's catching on - 38% of wildlife pros now use some ground-based remote system. The images have a fresh intimacy too; low angles make viewers feel mouse-sized in the ecosystem. The future? Maybe camera-equipped burrowing robots for underground habitats.
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