Sound
Series exploring animal senses beyond human perception. Sound - how alligators use low-pitch rumbles, how bats see with sound, and a hearing test for a herd of elephants.
Our human senses are pretty incredible - but we only see, hear and smell a tiny fraction of what's out there. There is a hidden world that animals across the globe can experience.
Presenters Helen Czerski and Patrick Aryee journey through the world of sound - from the deepest rumbles to the highest squeaks. Using specialised technology, they experience sounds beyond the range of our human hearing.
This episode reveals how alligators use low-pitch rumbles to make the water around them dance and shows what it is like to be a bat and to see with sound. Also, Helen and Patrick convert a classic camper van into a giant speaker to conduct the ultimate hearing test for a herd of elephants.
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Clips
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The call of the bat
Duration: 01:48
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Dancing alligators
Duration: 03:09
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Dial-an-owl
Duration: 02:04
Music Played
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The xx
Fiction
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Patrick Aryee |
Presenter | Helen Czerski |
Series Producer | Alex Williamson |
Producer | Sam Hodgson |
Director | Sam Hodgson |
Executive Producer | Tim Martin |
Broadcasts
- Tue 26 Aug 2014 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Tue 26 Aug 2014 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Wed 27 Aug 2014 23:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Wed 27 Aug 2014 23:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Fri 26 Sep 2014 09:05
- Tue 25 Jul 2017 15:30
- Thu 9 Aug 2018 21:00
- Sat 21 Sep 2019 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
Meet Helen and Patrick
Helen Czerski, physicist, and Patrick Aryee, biologist
The senses
Read more about how animals perceive the world.