List of episodes of the series «Earthsounds»

Australian Forests

• User score: 8
• Episode number: 1
• Episode duration: 33 min.
• Episode description:
  In ancient woodlands, a crocodile relies on sound to protect her babies, koalas release powerful roars, and an enchanting frog choir communes.

The Himalayas

• User score: 7
• Episode number: 2
• Episode duration: 31 min.
• Episode description:
  Mountains act as a huge echo chamber for elusive creatures—like snow leopards—who use the landscape to amplify their rarely heard love songs.

The Rainforests

• Episode number: 3
• Episode duration: 30 min.
• Episode description:
  In one of the richest soundscapes, howler monkeys attempt to out-voice each other and sloths break their silence to search for mates.

The Pacific

• Episode number: 4
• Episode duration: 35 min.
• Episode description:
  Whale songs and dolphin clicks hold hidden meaning in an underwater world full of clever acoustic tricks.

African Plains

• Episode number: 5
• Episode duration: 31 min.
• Episode description:
  Predators listen for frantic footsteps, cocktail ants craft a battle cry, and lions embrace the transformative power of rolling rain and thunder.

Polar Worlds

• Episode number: 6
• Episode duration: 30 min.
• Episode description:
  In subzero conditions, emperor penguins use custom calls to find their families. After dark, the northern lights make mesmerizing music.

African Deserts

• Episode number: 7
• Episode duration: 31 min.
• Episode description:
  Silence may seem golden in the desert, but secret sounds connect curious meerkats—and tip off eavesdropping predators like cobras and eagles.

Atlantic Coasts

• Episode number: 8
• Episode duration: 30 min.
• Episode description:
  Where land meets sea, rockhopper penguins, orca whales, and elephant seals find incredible ways to cut through the chaos.

Winter Woodlands

• Episode number: 9
• Episode duration: 30 min.
• Episode description:
  In North America's forests, a snowy game of hide-and-seek unfolds between foxes and voles. When seasons change, elk strike up a sonic rivalry.

African Water Worlds

• Episode number: 10
• Episode duration: 30 min.
• Episode description:
  The Okavango Delta is awash with sound. And locals—from pied kingfishers to hippos—tune in to life above and below the water to survive.

Shallow Seas

• Episode number: 11
• Episode duration: 29 min.
• Episode description:
  New technology reveals a raucous symphony of pops and squeaks in an underwater amphitheater full of flirtatious fish and graceful manatees.

Listening to Our Planet

• Episode number: 12
• Episode duration: 34 min.
• Episode description:
  Meet the scientists studying sound around the globe to help stop the rapid progression of climate change and wildlife endangerment.