The Secret Power of Animals

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Patrick Aryee

Helen Czerski

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Tim Martin

Super Senses: The Secret Power of Animals: Episode 2: Sound

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Episode 2: Sound

Super Senses: The Secret Power of Animals

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Patrick and Helen enter the hidden world of sound experienced by different animals.

Series exploring animal senses beyond human perception. Sound - how alligators use low-pitch rumbles, how bats see with sound, and a hearing test for a herd of elephants.

Our human senses are pretty incredible - but we only see, hear and smell a tiny fraction of what's out there. There is a hidden world that animals across the globe can experience. 

Presenters Helen Czerski and Patrick Aryee journey through the world of sound - from the deepest rumbles to the highest squeaks. Using specialised technology, they experience sounds beyond the range of our human hearing. 

This episode reveals how alligators use low-pitch rumbles to make the water around them dance and shows what it is like to be a bat and to see with sound. Also, Helen and Patrick convert a classic camper van into a giant speaker to conduct the ultimate hearing test for a herd of elephants.

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Revealing a hidden world of senses that animals across the globe can experience.

Biologist Patrick Aryee and physicist Helen Czerski go beyond the limits of human perception to explore the extraordinary and surprising world of animal senses.

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