The Song of the Earth Some birds make sounds that are musical to our ears. Consider the skylark, whose melodious sounds we label as song. So it’s quite natural to wonder whether there is a connection between animal sounds and the music that humans create. The deepest mystery of all: What purpose does music serve? After laying out for the audience the complex structures that transform sound into music - musical phrases, melodies, themes, and variations - Sir David introduces us to the animal acknowledged to produce the most complicated and longest song yet discovered - the humpback whale. With Cornell University researcher Katy Payne as his guide, he eavesdrops on these gigantic mammals through a hydrophone dropped into the Dominican Republic’s Samana Bay, where the whales congregate during the winter months. Watch the full documentary now (playlist - 50 minutes)
2nd Yosemite visitor dies of rodent-borne illness - Health - Infectious diseases YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A second person has died of a rare, rodent-borne disease after visiting one of the most popular parts of Yosemite National Park earlier this summer, and park officials were warning past visitors to be aware of some flu-like aches and symptoms and seek medical help immediately if they appear. Health officials learned this weekend of the second hantavirus death, which killed a person who visited the park in June, spokesman Scott Gediman said in a statement. There was one other confirmed case of the illness, and another is being investigated. Yosemite officials are telling 1,700 past visitors they may have been exposed to rodent-borne disease, which can be carried in the urine, saliva and feces of infected deer mice. All of the at-risk visitors had stayed in the "Signature Tent Cabins" in Yosemite National Park's Curry Village. Of the 587 documented U.S. cases since the virus was identified in 1993, about one-third proved fatal. Related:
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Why Birds Sing Inspired by musician and eco-philosopher David Rothenberg's book of the same title, this documentary explores the intriguing, charming, complex and often conflicting theories on why birds sing like they do and why humans are so attracted to the sound. The film features contributions from musicians including Laurie Anderson, Jarvis Cocker and Beth Orton; enlightening and often startling analysis from some of the world's most eminent birdsong scientists; a literary guide to birdsong in poetry; a bizarre birdsong-themed art 'happening'; the creation of a new musical composition from the Afro-Celt Sound System, entirely made up of manipulated birdsongs; and a strange musical duet at New York's Bronx Aviary, featuring humans and birds. Filmed in the forests, aviaries, studios and laboratories of England, Germany and the USA, this is a colorful, entertaining, informative and occasionally weird journey through the songs of nature that have enchanted and perplexed humans for thousands of years.
Yosemite hantavirus warning could be expanded to other countries National Park Service officials and public health authorities are considering notifying visitors from other countries about a recent outbreak of hantavirus at Yosemite National Park that has killed two people and sickened at least one other. Earlier this week, park officials emailed some 1,700 visitors who stayed in the "signature tent cabins" in Yosemite's Curry Village between mid-June and late August, said park spokesman Scott Gediman. Letters were sent to visitors whose email addresses were not on record. Dr. If that number is a "sizable population," he said, officials would consider asking the World Health Organization to help broaden the warning beyond the U.S. Officials were also working with the U.S. "The notification is our No. 1 priority," Wong said. Yosemite announced Monday that a third confirmed case of the rare, rodent-borne disease had been linked to the park — resulting in the death of a Pennsylvania man — and a fourth was probable. — Kate Mather
AlphaKnowledge : Mesmerizing High-Speed Photos... 88 Important Truths I’ve Learned About Life Everyone gets drilled with certain lessons in life. Sometimes it takes repeated demonstrations of a given law of life to really get it into your skull, and other times one powerful experience drives the point home once forever. Here are 88 things I’ve discovered about life, the world, and its inhabitants by this point in my short time on earth. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. Photo by Philgarlic Have a lot on your mind? Everyday mindfulness has transformed my life, and the lives of many others.
Reacţia emoţionantă a unei pisici când îşi revede stăpânul după trei zile Click pe Share pentru a distribui şi prietenilor tăi! Îţi mulţumim! :) După trei zile în care pisica Moo şi-a petrecut timpul singură în casă, la întoarcere, stăpânul are parte de o primire neaşteptată. În momentul în care aceasta aude cheia şi uşa casei se deschide, pisica coboară treptele mieunând şi îndreptându-se bucuroasă către stăpânul său proaspăt întors dintr-o călătorie de trei zile. Deşi câinii sunt recunoscuţi pentru faptul că sunt loiali, arătându-şi devotamentul faţă de oameni, aceasta pisică ne demonstrează că şi felinele pot fi afectuoase fără să urmărească un anumit interes. Filmuleţul, pe care vă invităm să-l urmăriţi mai sus, a fost vizionat până acum de peste 1,6 milioane de oameni, majoritatea lăudând reacţia emoţionantă a mâţei. Sursa: Youtube Text: LiveBiz