Review of the Current Research in Animal Individual Recognition

Abstract

With the development of biological identification for human beings, it also develops such as fingerprint, facial recognition, and iris identification. Scientists and zoologists must be more content with the cumbersome ways of identifying previously existing animals. Old methods such as ear cutting, chip implantation, and nose print recognition harm animals and humans. It has to catch the animals or needed professionals for individual identification (e.g, identify sharks by taking photos of their fins). Therefore, more and more scientists and engineers are trying to develop more efficient methods for individual animal identification. Of course, there are also many very constructive cases. Thus, this literature review will provide information about three regions of the latest recognition technology: radio-frequency identification (RFID), animal facial identification, and iris recognition.