Earthsounds — Season 1
Hear our planet like never before.
About this season
Immersive audio reveals the unexpected, unfamiliar, and untold ways in which animals communicate around the world.
Episodes (12)
1. Australian Forests
8.0Aired 23 February 2024 • 33 min
In ancient woodlands, a crocodile relies on sound to protect her babies, koalas release powerful roars, and an enchanting frog choir communes.
2. The Himalayas
7.0Aired 23 February 2024 • 31 min
Mountains act as a huge echo chamber for elusive creatures—like snow leopards—who use the landscape to amplify their rarely heard love songs.
3. The Rainforests
Aired 23 February 2024 • 30 min
In one of the richest soundscapes, howler monkeys attempt to out-voice each other and sloths break their silence to search for mates.
4. The Pacific
Aired 23 February 2024 • 35 min
Whale songs and dolphin clicks hold hidden meaning in an underwater world full of clever acoustic tricks.
5. African Plains
Aired 23 February 2024 • 31 min
Predators listen for frantic footsteps, cocktail ants craft a battle cry, and lions embrace the transformative power of rolling rain and thunder.
6. Polar Worlds
Aired 23 February 2024 • 30 min
In subzero conditions, emperor penguins use custom calls to find their families. After dark, the northern lights make mesmerizing music.
7. African Deserts
Aired 23 February 2024 • 31 min
Silence may seem golden in the desert, but secret sounds connect curious meerkats—and tip off eavesdropping predators like cobras and eagles.
8. Atlantic Coasts
Aired 23 February 2024 • 30 min
Where land meets sea, rockhopper penguins, orca whales, and elephant seals find incredible ways to cut through the chaos.
9. Winter Woodlands
Aired 23 February 2024 • 30 min
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.
10. African Water Worlds
Aired 23 February 2024 • 30 min
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.
11. Shallow Seas
Aired 23 February 2024 • 29 min
New technology reveals a raucous symphony of pops and squeaks in an underwater amphitheater full of flirtatious fish and graceful manatees.
12. Listening to Our Planet
Aired 23 February 2024 • 34 min
Meet the scientists studying sound around the globe to help stop the rapid progression of climate change and wildlife endangerment.