Name: Episode 287-When in the Course of Human Events by The Natural Curiosity Project
Duration: 23 min 34 s
Description: Short and Sweet: A challenge to our government and our politicians--all of them--to do their jobs. In good conscience, I can't NOT post this audio essay.

A monsoon thunder storm recorded at night in South Thailand. 
Some of the claps are loud!
Zoom F3, homemade ORTF rig using TSB-2690 1" capsules, powered by Simple P48v.

A monsoon thunder storm in Thailand.

Domestic argument, or something along those lines, amongst various baboons, recorded at roughly 2am in Stanley and Livingstone Private Game Reserve, Zimbabwe.

I am not entirely sure what is going on here, but something upset the baboons at first, possibly a nearby predator, but it's anyone's guess. It then appears to just drag on for a while with baboons in various different trees giving off alarm calls, and some making a call that appears to be intended to calm down the others (but I will have to verify this later on). 

All in all something must have upset them because normally these kind of eruptions of vocalisations only last for a short duration, whereas this event continued for near 10 minutes. Whether it was just a whole lot of noise over nothing and all the neighbours getting involved out of irritation, or something else, I will probably never know for sure.

More here
http://daanhendriks.co.uk/wildlife-nature-sound-recording/baboons-the-gangsters-of-the-bush/

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Sennheiser MKH8040 pair ORTF, Sound Devices USBPre2, Sony D100, 96khz 24bit but playing here at Soundcloud's crappy MP3 conversion.

Baboons going apeshit

On a bright and sunny mid-March day, the pond is warming up with sounds.
This is my most detailed recording of Corixa punctata (aka Lesser water boatman) to date.

Can the Lesser and Greater families be told apart through sound alone? Please let me know. What seems clear is that it is possible to discern between some lesser varieties, as demonstrated by Marco Presente in this recording:
https://soundcloud.com/marco-pesente/micronecta-sp-lesser-water

**The sounds get really loud and right at the peak of the Fletcher-Munson curve so please take care of your ears**

Species: Lesser Water Boatman (Corixa punctata)
Location: Middle Spernal, Warwickshire, UK
Date and time: 19 March 2025, 13h30
Habitat: Freshwater pond, wetland

Gear
Aquarian Audio A5s, Zoom F3

Water Boatmen

Short and Sweet: A challenge to our government and our politicians--all of them--to do their jobs. In good conscience, I can't NOT post this audio essay.

Episode 287-When in the Course of Human Events

Dawn chorus on the wetland. You can hear these species on the recording: great reed warbler (primarily), common cuckoo and mute swan
Date: 8. 6. 2025
Time: 4.05 - 5.30 am
Weather conditions: temperature 16°C, wind: 2m/s, partly cloudy
Place: Vranovice, South Moravia
Equipment: Telinga parabolic dish

Great reed warbler - dawn chorus on the wetland

Echoes in the Spotlight.mp3

The Times Before and Those Ahead.mp3

Madrid To  The Bay

Love & Death

A musical discussion of AI and issues around it. And a great pop song as well!

AI - It's Absurd

What did you think yolu were going to be long ago?

Who Do You Think You Are

I photograph, record, and write about the natural world. I see, I listen, I write. I fundamentally believe that curiosity can save the world—so I publish stories to make people curious. Ultimately, curiosity leads to discovery, discovery leads to knowledge, knowledge leads to insight, and insight leads to understanding. Please enjoy!

Episode 287-When in the Course of Human Events

The Natural Curiosity Project

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