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Created page with "The '''System for Elephant Ear-pattern Knowledge (SEEK)''' is a method developed by Elephants Alive to identify individual African elephants<sup>1</sup>. It has been developed over the course of almost 25 years.<ref name=":0">https://pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachyderm/article/view/65</ref> The SEEK system allows for rapid individual identification of savannah elephants with reduced observer bias using basic software.<ref name=":0" /> It also accom..."

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The '''System for Elephant Ear-pattern Knowledge (SEEK)''' is a method developed by [[Elephants Alive]] to identify individual African elephants<sup>1</sup>. It has been developed over the course of almost 25 years.<ref name=":0">https://pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachyderm/article/view/65</ref>

The SEEK system allows for rapid individual identification of savannah [[Elephant|elephants]] with reduced observer bias using basic software.<ref name=":0" /> It also accommodates missing information or changes in identification features over time.<ref name=":0" /> This system uses manual attribute labels such as sex and the presence/absence of tusks to improve the accuracy and efficiency of re-identification.<ref>https://arxiv.org/pdf/2106.15083.pdf</ref>

This method is particularly useful for mark-resighting studies, which can provide valuable insights but depend on the individual identification of numerous elephants within populations across both Africa and Asia.<ref name=":0" /> Most photographic elephant identification studies are still reliant on human memory and manual matching of known individuals<ref name=":0" />. The SEEK system addresses these challenges, making the process less labour intensive and less dependent on experiential skills that need to be developed over time by researchers.<ref name=":0" />

== External links ==

* [https://pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachyderm/article/view/65 System for Elephant Ear-pattern Knowledge (SEEK) to identify individual African elephants] Pachyderm Journal
* [https://arxiv.org/pdf/2106.15083.pdf ElephantBook: A Semi-Automated Human-in-the-Loop System for Elephant Re-Identification] Cornell University
* [https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/5307-system-for-elephant-ear-pattern-knowledge-seek System for Elephant Ear-Pattern Knowledge (SEEK)] Science Learning Hub – Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao
* [https://dl.acm.org/doi/fullHtml/10.1145/3460112.3471947 ElephantBook: A Semi-Automated Human-in-the-Loop System for Elephant Re-Identification] ACM

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