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Re: African bees scare Just about anyone

Subject: Re: African bees scare Just about anyone
From: "Suzanne Williams" scw1217
Date: Sat Feb 2, 2008 5:25 am ((PST))
Nice recording, Bernie.  I admire your bravery in getting it!

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Suzanne
Suzanne Williams Photography
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/swilli41/www
Florida, USA



--- In  Bernie Krause <> 
wrote:
>
> While recording chimps in Jane Goodall's camp (Gombe), Ruth Happel  
> and I came across
> a tree loaded with African bees. Ruth immediately realized that 
they  
> were in a "safe" mode and not aggressive at that moment. With  
> assurances from Ruth, I clipped a pair of ECM55s to closely spaced  
> branches of the tree while the little suckers buzzed in the African 
sun.
> 
> I recorded them for about 20 minutes before they looked as if they  
> might swarm. A short sample can be found in the group files under  
> killer bees or http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/cKSjRzO3D- 
> IsfMQtyRYUb8hXE7IEUseWhwObdEhVFJYS9o5- 
> R6WCSSv6w9TLBMAvG5z8q8qO7iXM0QMXmhwUlXZLxcHr7N8/Killer%20bees.mp3
> 
> Bernie
> 
> 
> On Feb 1, 2008, at 3:05 PM, Suzanne Williams wrote:
> 
> > An interesting Live Science video using recorded sounds of African
> > Killer bees played to a herd of elephants.
> >
> > http://www.livescience.com/php/video/player.php? 
> > video_id=051007BeesElephants
> >
> > Link may have to be copy/paste if it wraps.
> >
> > ----------------------
> > Suzanne
> > Suzanne Williams Photography
> > http://web.tampabay.rr.com/swilli41/www
> > Florida, USA
> >
> >
> > 
> 
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> 
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