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This study introduces an improved YOLOv8-Pose model for automated forest musk deer behavior recognition, enhancing conservation and breeding efficiency. The new method offers precise, real-time monitoring, overcoming limitations of traditional observation techniques.

Area of Science:

  • Wildlife Biology
  • Computer Vision
  • Artificial Intelligence

Background:

  • Traditional forest musk deer behavior monitoring is labor-intensive, subjective, and lacks real-time capabilities.
  • Existing methods hinder efficient artificial breeding and effective wild population conservation efforts.
  • There is a need for automated, accurate tools for monitoring endangered species behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an advanced automated system for recognizing forest musk deer behaviors.
  • To improve the efficiency and accuracy of monitoring for conservation and breeding programs.
  • To provide a real-time behavioral analysis tool for endangered species protection.

Main Methods:

  • Constructed a forest musk deer behavior image dataset with 18 keypoints annotated for four typical behaviors.
Keywords:
behavioral recognitionimproved YOLOv8-Posekeypoint detectionmusk deerreal-time monitoring

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  • Developed and integrated novel Dilated Spatial Pyramid Pooling-Fast (DILATED-SPPF) and Multi-scale Depthwise Separable Context Mixer (MDSC-Mixer) modules into YOLOv8-Pose.
  • Evaluated the improved YOLOv8-Pose model against existing benchmarks for object detection and pose estimation.

    • Main Results:

    • The improved YOLOv8-Pose model achieved superior performance in object detection (Box-mAP50: 0.929, Box-mAP50-95: 0.814) and pose estimation (Pose-mAP50: 0.879, Pose-mAP50-95: 0.565).
    • The model significantly outperformed original YOLOv8-Pose and other comparison models.
    • A visual interactive interface was developed for intuitive presentation of results.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed method provides a high-precision, low-cost automated behavior analysis tool for forest musk deer.
    • This technology significantly enhances the intelligence level of endangered species protection.
    • The tool has substantial application value for both artificial breeding and wild conservation initiatives.