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.
926
Timber Wolves Emerge From their Dens
A month in the life of young wolf pups.
2 min
927
Bats - Their Future in Our Hands
Exploding a few myths about these creatures of the night.
2 min
928
Swarming Bees
Twenty thousand bees find a new home.
2 min
929
Cicada Saga
Most of their life is spent underground.
2 min
930
Bullfrogs
Their croaks promise warm nights to come.
2 min
931
Room with a Hawkeye View
A pair of Red Tailed hawks found rent free accommodation on a New York City high rise.
2 min
932
The Unwelcome Bird
Once an endangered species, Giant Canada geese have become unpopular urban neighbors.
2 min
933
The Neck Dip
The carefully timed spring dating rituals of Canada Geese.
2 min
934
Raucous Sounds of Spring
Canada Geese provide their own vernal cacophony.
2 min
935
Pulse of the Peeper
Scientists suspect that amphibian populations are on the decline worldwide.
2 min
936
Frog Watch
Monitoring amphibian populations by listening to them.
2 min
937
Get Stuffed
It's a tough life for male paper wasps.
2 min
938
A Good Strategy for Wasps
Usurpers, foundresses, abandoned nests - welcome to the world of the paper wasp.
2 min
939
Firewalking
On St. Constantine's Day, worshippers walk across hot coals. How do they do it?
2 min
940
Reindeer Wend their Way Home
Reindeer are faced with the disappearance of their traditional migration routes.
2 min
941
Evolution of a Holiday
In colonial times, fears of a slave revolt caused a popular celebration to be outlawed.
2 min
942
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.
2 min
943
The Slave King
During the week-long Pinskter celebration in colonial times, Angolan King Charles assumed his royal status.
2 min
944
Hambone
Banned from playing drums, African slaves found other ways of performing traditional rhythms.
2 min
945
Pinkster
What was once a Dutch celebration of Pentecost passed into the hands of African slaves.
2 min
946
Stealing Hearts, Stolen Songs
Courting a female lyrebird with a repertoire of purloined calls.
2 min
947
Animal Migrations Meet Cities
Wildlife and urban life are colliding near Kenya's largest city.
2 min
948
Cormorant Fishing Season
Forget lures, lines and bait. How about a trained bird that catches fish for you?
2 min
949
A German - Native American Musical Hybrid
The Waila music of the Tohono O'odham Native Americans in southern Arizona sounds surprisingly like polkas, and there's a good reason why.
2 min
950
Dawn Chorus Day
It's a day to celebrate birds' remarkable singing and listening abilities.
2 min