No sample audio? If the choice is between this being a publicity stunt and =
them having really recorded something previously unknown, I'm going for the=
former. A koala is the most likely "bear" sound you'd hear.
I found this koala recording:
http://soundcloud.com/new-scientist/male-koala-bellow
I couldn't find a brushtail possum recording, but this New Zealand one soun=
ds similar:
http://soundcloud.com/ikostar/possum
Peter Shute
From: O=
n Behalf Of Ben Cook
Sent: Saturday, 26 May 2012 10:06 PM
To:
Subject: [Nature Recordists] TV crew captures audio of the Australian 'Yowi=
e' in probable publicity stunt
Sorry to post a link to the Herald Sun (Australian/Victorian readers will u=
nderstand), but I thought this might tickle the fancy of naturerecordists:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/animal-planet-tv-crew-capture-au=
dio-they-believe-proves-existence-of-yowies-in-forests-on-qld-and-nsw-borde=
r/story-fn7x8me2-1226367646982
If you can, pay no attention to the name of the show, because I'm sure this=
is a publicity stunt to pull in viewers.
What are some odd-sounding Australian creatures you guys think they might h=
ave actually recorded - if indeed they recorded anything strange at all?
My money is on an escaped howler monkey battling a koala.
Ben
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