Saving a species through sound

In this week’s episode of the BBC Earth podcast we’ll be looking
to solve some of the natural world’s mysteries.


Starting off in North West Honduras, we’ll hear from
ethnobiologist and sound artist Ben Mirin who set out to discover
the voice of a previously voiceless animal. The exquisite
spike-thumb frog is a critically endangered species. Recording
its voice could help save this frog. The only problem is, nobody
actually knows what it sounds like.


We’ll also be taken on a personal journey of discovery with a
woman who has become known on the tiny island of Guam in
Micronesia as the ‘Manta Mum’. Julie Hartup is a microbiologist
who has spent over a decade studying the enigmatic Manta Rays.
She explains how a simple hypothesis led to a beautiful
discovery.


Finally, we’ll speak to marine biologist Dr Edith Widder who has
spent most of her career trying to communicate with the animals
that live in our oceans.


Thank you for listening to another series of the BBC
Earth podcast.


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