Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough
Advanced audio tech reveals never-before-heard animal behaviors: caiman chirping in eggs, lions and hyenas nocturnal skirmishes, puzzling fish humming, avian mimicry precision.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:David Attenborough
S1.E1 ∙ Hunters and Hunted
For some animals, sound is key to survival. They use sound to hunt, to defend themselves, and to escape. With supersensitive ears, great grey owls can detect voles beneath a foot of snow, while kangaroo rats hear rattle snakes in the dark and defend themselves by foot drumming. Sound can make the difference between life and death.
S1.E2 ∙ Love and Rivals
For some animals, sound is the key to finding a mate and to warn off the competition. Gibbons, dippers and lyrebirds sing some of the most melodious songs in nature to impress the females, whilst bull elk bugle and a strange deep sea fish hums and barks to communicate its intentions.
S1.E3 ∙ Finding a Voice
The most perilous time in an animal's life is the very beginning. To survive, young animals need help, and to use their voices. This episode follows baby animals as they enter the world and use sound to announce their arrival, to beg for food and call for help in their quest to survive.
