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Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough Season 1 Episodes

  • 2024-2024
  • 1 Season
  • Netflix
  • Documentary
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Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough is a three-part natural history series exploring the many intricate ways animals use sound to survive and thrive. Incredible footage captured throughout the documentary series gives an intimate look at how baby caiman communicate with each other from within the egg, how lions and hyaenas battle in the dark using sound, how a strange fish baffled residents with its eerie hum, and how some birds have mastered the art of mimicry to remarkable effect. Packed with insight and new scientific discoveries, Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough transports viewers into the natural world for an unforgettable experience full of wonder. Unveiling the very latest in audio technology, the series uses specially adapted cameras and laser vibrometers, which allows humans to truly eavesdrop on the animal world for the first time and discover new stories that have been hidden until now. The series incorporates microphones so tiny they fit on your fingertip, and so precise they can detect the noise of a baby caiman calling from inside the egg. With 360-Dolby Atmos Sound, viewers can experience the breath-taking sounds of the natural world as never heard before.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

3 Episodes 2024 - 2024

Episode 1

Hunters and Hunted

43 mins

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.

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Episode 2

Love and Rivals

45 mins

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.

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Episode 3

Finding a Voice

43 mins

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.

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