I drastically slowed down Jer Thorp's recording of the soundscape in the Okavango delta. The original is here: https://twitter.com/intotheokavango/status/501457266185220096

Audio, images, and all kinds of data from the exhibition is here: http://intotheokavango.org

Okavango Shift

August 27 2015, 6:41 AM. Chief's Island, Okavango Delta.

I'd reconciled myself to not having the territorial call of the most iconic predator on tape. We would hear them in the distance often, terrifyingly, but always in the distance, and passing through areas so quickly didn't give much opportunity to plan ahead. My last night, on Chief's Island by Hippo Hide, I heard one briefly, and fell asleep with the mic pointed in its direction. I checked the recording in the morning, and it included this. Some freaked out baboons establish the mood. 

Recorded by Brian House (http://brianhouse.net, http://soundcloud.com/brianhouse) for the Okavango Wilderness Project. These sounds are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used for any purpose, but consider linking to our expedition website: http://intotheokavango.org

Equipment used: Sound Devices 702 digital recorder with Sennheiser 418 stereo shotgun microphone (M/S). Post-processing in Logic Audio (editing, normalization, EQ, limiter). Format: 96khz 24-bit WAV. 

Field Recording: Lions (And Baboons) At Dawn In Mombo

90 days, 1,000 miles, 3 countries, 2 rivers, 31 adventurers, 100% open data. Listen to field recordings, interviews and more from the beating heart of our planet - The Okavango.

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Field Recording: Lions (And Baboons) At Dawn In Mombo

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