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Amazon riverside at night. Colombia
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Dolphins exhaling as they surface on the river, which was lit by a silver moonlight. These are river dolphins, over 1,000 km from the sea.
Posted by Richard Ranft on 28/04/2012
An Night (Owl) Monkey hoots once in trees by the river
Posted by Richard Ranft on 28/04/2012
distant Marine Toads (Bufo marinus) and Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) in background; splashes in foreground
Posted by Richard Ranft on 28/04/2012
Thanks a lot for this wonderful archive of sounds! This is inspiring, mysterious! These are natural sounds of creatures that are in harmony with nature.
Posted by Maria Céu Pires Costa on 27/04/2012
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Type
sound
Duration
0:02:54
Shelf mark
W2CDR0000523
Recording date
1988-08
Recording locations
Amazonas, Colombia
Recordist
Ranft, Richard
Description
Behaviour: dolphins splashing in shallows; owl monkey hooting, fish jumping out of water; cicadas.
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User notes for this item

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Dolphins exhaling as they surface on the river, which was lit by a silver moonlight. These are river dolphins, over 1,000 km from the sea.
Posted by Richard Ranft, British Library on 28/04/2012 12:19:00

[0:25]
An Night (Owl) Monkey hoots once in trees by the river
Posted by Richard Ranft, British Library on 28/04/2012 12:17:00

[0:09]
distant Marine Toads (Bufo marinus) and Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) in background; splashes in foreground
Posted by Richard Ranft, British Library on 28/04/2012 12:15:00

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Thanks a lot for this wonderful archive of sounds! This is inspiring, mysterious! These are natural sounds of creatures that are in harmony with nature.
Posted by Maria Céu Pires Costa, Teacher, ESGP on 27/04/2012 18:05:00