Some of the most iconic and instantly recognisable sounds on the planet come from animals. Yet, despite being surrounded by these noises for centuries, scientists are only recently working out new ways to listen to them and understand them.
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Understanding How Fish Communicate
Fishing has been one of the world’s most popular activities since the start of human history. Our love of fishing can be seen in the way it’s entered popular culture through movies and TV shows like Deadliest Catch and River Monsters. The offer of free spins on Big Bass Splash gives a way of trying a casino slot based on fishing. Created by Pragmatic Play, it features five reels with a fishing theme seen in the symbols used. Players can earn free spins and land wilds that replace other symbols to complete wins.
Despite all this interest in fishing, the sounds made by these creatures have long been misunderstood. This report on studies carried out by researcher Mackenzie Woods points out we’re trying to use the latest technology to understand underwater sounds before the increasing noise generated by humans drowns them out. Creatures like the singing toadfish are among those who have been analysed as we look to appreciate how they communicate.
Can AI Translate Elephants?
Elephants are one of the animals we best understand, as people have been studying these majestic beasts for decades. The idea that we can understand the sounds they make and communicate with them seems incredibly far-fetched but artificial intelligence could help us take the next step.
Research carried out by Joyce Poole over the years has helped her uncover some of the elephants’ secrets, including the fact that they carry out a lot of communication in the infrasound range that humans can’t hear. The Earth Species Project is one of the organisations hoping to use Poole’s data and AI to crack the secrets of this and other animals, opening up the possibility of humans communicating with wildlife in a completely new way.
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Humans No Longer Needed to Make Animals Sounds on TV
We’re used to hearing animals making their distinctive noises in movies and TV shows. However, many of the noises we hear on TV are made by technicians called Foley artists and have been added to the footage before broadcasting. Even seemingly authentic shows about nature aren’t always what they seem like, as the images are often recorded from a considerable distance away and the sound can’t be recorded in the same way.
Sky Nature introduced the Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough early in 2024, with the promised of using the latest technology to let us listen to the animal kingdom like never before. Tiny, highly precise microphones smaller than a person’s fingertip were used by the filmmakers, with the results presented in 360-Dolby Atmos Sound.
Thanks to the latest technology, it’s likely that before long we have a far better understanding of animal communication and can listen to them in new ways that make us feel a closer connection to nature.
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