Tech can enable cross-species experiences, new research suggests
Published: 16 April 2026
The outcomes of the first trial of ‘CreatureConnect’ system show for the first time that enabling members of two different species to share experience together through technology has value for both. Over the course of 20 days, visitors to Blair Drummond Safari Park in Scotland were offered the opportunity to collaborate with the park’s five red-ruffed lemurs on a unique experiment to trigger sounds, video clips and smells using the custom-built, computer-controlled CreatureConnect system.