Australian nature is full of strange, surprising and sometimes silly sounds. From cicadas that sound like sprinklers to moaning mutton birds, there are heaps of...
Tonight, Ann is off on a desert adventure – it is very sandy and there are lots of grass trees and glowing ghost gums. Dig, dig, dig. Who is that scratching and sniffing with their strong claws?
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9:33
Chirping ringtail possums
Ann is very excited – it's boardgame night with her friends... but, who is that running along the roof with sharp little claws?
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9:00
Screeching spectacled flying foxes
In Curtain Fig National Park, Ann can hear someone screeching and chatting over breakfast. It is someone wearing glasses!
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9:34
Hooting powerful owls
Away from the human noise of Melbourne, Ann finds some peace in a thick pine forest. But, not for long. Someone is calling out from the trees – announcing that breakfast has been served.
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9:19
Giggling red-eyed tree frogs
It's drip, drip, dripping with rain in the rainforest - but then it stop. Ann tries to take off her rainjacket. Ooops, she’s stuck. Who is that laughing at her nearby?
Australian nature is full of strange, surprising and sometimes silly sounds. From cicadas that sound like sprinklers to moaning mutton birds, there are heaps of weird noises to discover.
Join host and nature lover, Ann, as we use our ears to listen to the different sounds that Australian nature makes. Along the way we’ll find out some fun facts and train little ears to listen to the chorus of calls that make up the natural world around us.
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