Name: Operation Dolittle
Uploaded: 2013-01-01
Duration: 44 min 26 s
Description: Whether it’s grunting, mooing, bellowing or “rumbling” – animals have an astonishing range of voices. Scientists around the world are conducting research into the sounds made by various species. Are animal noises a kind of “language”? Will we ultimately be able to “talk” with certain animals?

Whether it’s grunting, mooing, bellowing or “rumbling” – animals have an astonishing range of voices. Scientists around the world are conducting research into the sounds made by various species. Are animal noises a kind of “language”? Will we ultimately be able to “talk” with certain animals?

Explore how researchers record and analyze animal sounds, from dolphin clicks in Mexico to elephant rumbles in South Africa and cow calls on a German farm. The film examines whether these voices function like language and follows experiments that could reveal what different species communicate. Sign up to watch a thought-provoking look at bioacoustics in action.

Inside the science racing to decode dolphins, elephants, and cows.

Whether it’s grunting, mooing, bellowing or “rumbling” – animals have an astonishing range of voices.

Inside the science racing to decode dolphins, elephants, and cows.

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