Pulse of the Planet Podcast with Jim ...
Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners with a two-minute sound portrait of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide and blending interviews and extraordinary natural sound.
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Wildebeests
In Africa's Serengetti Park, more than a million animals are making their annual trip north, driven by the rains and their own instincts.
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902
Wild Dogs on the Edge
The health of African Wild Dogs provides important clues about the health of an entire ecosystem.
2 min
903
Wild Pups
This month, African Wild Dogs are giving birth to a new litter of pups.
2 min
904
Wild Dogs of Africa
They've developed a special call to keep track of each other.
2 min
905
Sirius Rising
For ancient Egyptians, the appearance of the constellation Sirius in the dawn sky marked the beginning of an important annual event.
2 min
906
Timber Wolves Emerge From their Dens
A month in the life of young wolf pups.
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907
Bats - Their Future in Our Hands
Exploding a few myths about these creatures of the night.
2 min
908
Swarming Bees
Twenty thousand bees find a new home.
2 min
909
Cicada Saga
Most of their life is spent underground.
2 min
910
Bullfrogs
Their croaks promise warm nights to come.
2 min
911
Room with a Hawkeye View
A pair of Red Tailed hawks found rent free accommodation on a New York City high rise.
2 min
912
The Unwelcome Bird
Once an endangered species, Giant Canada geese have become unpopular urban neighbors.
2 min
913
The Neck Dip
The carefully timed spring dating rituals of Canada Geese.
2 min
914
Raucous Sounds of Spring
Canada Geese provide their own vernal cacophony.
2 min
915
Pulse of the Peeper
Scientists suspect that amphibian populations are on the decline worldwide.
2 min
916
Frog Watch
Monitoring amphibian populations by listening to them.
2 min
917
Get Stuffed
It's a tough life for male paper wasps.
2 min
918
A Good Strategy for Wasps
Usurpers, foundresses, abandoned nests - welcome to the world of the paper wasp.
2 min
919
Firewalking
On St. Constantine's Day, worshippers walk across hot coals. How do they do it?
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920
Reindeer Wend their Way Home
Reindeer are faced with the disappearance of their traditional migration routes.
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921
Evolution of a Holiday
In colonial times, fears of a slave revolt caused a popular celebration to be outlawed.
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922
The Power of Celebration
For African slaves in the Hudson Valley, the colonial Pinkster celebration offered a rare opportunity for reuniting with family and friends.
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923
The Slave King
During the week-long Pinskter celebration in colonial times, Angolan King Charles assumed his royal status.
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924
Hambone
Banned from playing drums, African slaves found other ways of performing traditional rhythms.
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925
Pinkster
What was once a Dutch celebration of Pentecost passed into the hands of African slaves.
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