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This adorable smart camera watches wildlife, not lowlifes.

Instead of spotting package thieves or prowlers, the Petal is a teeny tiny camera designed to watch nature for you.

Not only does it keep an eye on the birds, bees, and butterflies in your garden, but it can help you communicate with them using (what else) an AI chatbot.

Petal is slated to launch on Kickstarter this spring as part of a new brand called Wonder.

<em>This 4K, 12 MP camera will watch over wildlife in your yard and tell you all about it.</em>
<em>A solar panel and battery in the “stem” can keep it charged.</em>
<em>Modular Wonder Blocks are habitats with bug and bee “hotels” and butterfly feeders to encourage wildlife to come to the camera.</em>
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This 4K, 12 MP camera will watch over wildlife in your yard and tell you all about it.
Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
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