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Re: alytes

Subject: Re: alytes
From: Klas Strandberg <>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 00:49:37 +0200
Hi!

This is now the second time that I can't download a file, just sit back,
feeling stupid and look at Real Player tanking something, as it seems for
ever, not knowing how big it is.

Why do you do it this way? Are you so afraid of your MP3's getting stolen??
Or am I just stupid?

Klas.


At 21:24 2003-07-22 +0200, you wrote:
>hello all !
>
>i just need some frog expert opinions... (hello walt !)
>
>http://kalerne.free.fr/temp/alytes1.mp3
>http://kalerne.free.fr/temp/alytes2.mp3
>
>here are some sounds i recorded by night a few days ago, in the
>south-east part of france, near the mercantour national park (80 km from
>the mediterranean sea). it was just above a village at 1500 meters high,
>around 01AM. i don't know exactly the temperature but i think it was
>around 17-20 degrees celsius (much more friendly than the 36=B0c of today=

>in my appartment...).
>i was absolutly unable to locate these animals even if i was sure that
>they were only a few centimeters near (i spent almost 10 minutes,
>looking with my pocket light below the stones around...).
>i have heard several places around this area where these batracians are
>present.
>
>i thought these beautiful singers could be alytes obstetricans, but on
>every nature sounds cd i have, these toads are singing at a much lower
>pitch.
>
>so could anyone identify these songs ?
>
>if it is the alytes obstetricans, why do they have a so high-pitched
>voice ? is it related to atmospheric conditions ? their age ? the
>altitude ? the specificity of the region ?
>and do these questions have a sense regarding amphibians in general ?
>
>thank you !
>
>friendly,
>
>yannick.
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