Automatic cameras installed by American biologists to observe forest animals photographed a naked man. The Motherboard edition tells about the incident.
Unexpected footage was discovered by students at Virginia Polytechnic University, who are tasked with regularly visiting observation posts in the forest near the Mountain Lake Biological Station and changing memory cards.
The students reported the find to Professor Marcella Kelly, who is in charge of this project. It turned out that the person got into the lens of two cameras installed by biologists, and each of them took about 20 pictures. Apparently, an unknown joker noticed that he was being filmed, stripped naked and began to run on all fours.
Kelly posted a couple of the most respectable shots on Twitter and turned to her colleagues: "Well, has anyone else come across photos of primates like the ones our forest cameras took?" Several biologists from other universities responded and reported similar cases.
In the vicinity of the Mountain Lake Biological Station, more than 20 observation posts with automatic cameras are equipped. They are designed to study the life of lynxes, deer, bears and coyotes.
In 2012, a hidden animal surveillance camera captured an Austrian politician having sex. The footage was never released and the person's name was not made public, but the incident sparked controversy over the legality of installing cameras in the forest. According to lawyers, a politician could demand up to 20 thousand euros in compensation for an invasion of privacy.