John, I've got Koch's recordings of what he calls the Southern Fur
Seal (Arctocephalus australis) and his California Sea Lion. Will any
of those fit?
Bernie Krause
> From: John Crockett <>
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> Sent: Tuesday, 17 January 2012, 20:31
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Ludwig Koch's Seal
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> Greetings,
>
> Does anyone on this list know whether a recording of grey seals on
> Skomer Island by Ludwig Koch still exists? I have searched the
> British Library online Sound Archive, where there are many Koch
> recordings, but have not found the one I am looking for.
>
> David Thomson describes the recording in his book "The People of the
> Sea": "By placing his microphone in the caves and on the cliffs and
> shores of the island of Skomer, [Dr Ludwig Koch] obtained many
> perfect recordings of the voices of seals at play, in love, in anger,
> in distress; and during a terrible storm, which wrecked the temporary
> hut built to protect his gear, he heard through his earphones these
> notes: (B A G A E)... Ludwig Koch tells me that he thinks it was sung
> by a bachelor seal, lonely and disconsolate upon a rock." (from The
> People of the Sea, copyright 1954 by David Thomson).
>
> I've been using this brief seal tune along with my own recordings of
> grey seals in performances for several years now, but I would love to
> hear the original, if it exists.
>
> Many thanks!
>
> John
>
> John Crockett
>
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