In May 2021 Hakai Magazine published a five-episode mini podcast called The Sound Aquatic. While our team has a break over the holidays, we’re bringing you that series. Here’s the second episode, “How Not to Get Lost in the Ocean.”
Sound travels far underwater. And it travels fast, too—about four and a half times faster than it does through air. So it’s no wonder animals use sound to find their way around. Imagine being able to “see” your way through pitch black depths just by listening to the waves, other creatures, or even ambient noise, such as mudslides; or being able to make clicks and use their echoes to build a picture of the space around you.
In this episode, we look at how marine animals from whales to fish (and even tiny fish larvae) use sound to navigate their world, using it for everything from finding a good place to call home to the next bite to eat.
Find show notes and a transcript at hakaimagazine.com/the-sound-aquatic.
The Ecolabel Fable
The Scientist Who Reads a Lost History in the Mud
Damming Eden
Death of a Modern Wolf
From Prejudice to Pride
Whales Through a New Lens
Saving the Ocean One Outfit at a Time
Avoiding Extinction
Sand? Mine!
The Oral History of Toothless Whales
Blasting Through the Hunley Mystery
The Great Quake and the Great Drowning
The Power of Compassion
Peeping in on the Mile Deep Club
The Fisher Kings
Hunger’s Children
How Many Countries Does it Take to Save a Fish?
Watts in the Water
The Brine Revolution
The Lunar Sea
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