Anyone watching this series? Whilst I love nature programmes, this one seems to contain an unusually large proportion of mating and killing whether on land, sea or in the air. Don't animals do anything else? Maybe 'Sex and Death' would be a more appropriate title. I've been a lifelong admirer of David Attenborough, and loved that old programme about his making of the very early Zoo Quest series (done , I gather, by just DA and a single camera-man before Health and Safety were invented.) I wonder what editorial input DA had for 'Life'?
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Some members of the whale family do create wonderful music. There was a very moving piece by Tim Souster called Spectral, composed in 1972 for solo viola with electronically directly modified sound, based on the song of the hump-backed whale. I seem to remember Souster make the prescient comment that it seemed to be singing a lament for itself.Originally posted by ardcarp View Post
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The young of many species (cats, apes, seals, some birds) do appear to play for their own amusement. OK, it could be argued that this 'play' is practice for necessary adult activities, but it would be good to see it sometimes.Comment
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Not sure if this is what you mean, but there's been a fair amount of remarkable footage of animal display involving sometimes musical mating calls across the many years of wildlife documentaries.Originally posted by ardcarp View PostComment
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