11 things you should hear before you die
Sure, we’ve all got a list of things we want to see before we die – but what about things to hear? Treat your ears to some of the world’s most incredible sounds…
1. The song of the dunes
2. A howler’s call
3. The call to prayer
4. Absolute silence
5. A humpback’s ballad
6. Prayer flags flying
7. The rumbles of a volcano
8. An intricate birdsong
9. The whip of a land dive
10. Splintering ice
11. A mighty bat migration
Every autumn, millions of bats migrate to Kasanka, Zambia and stay until Christmas, feasting on the park’s fruits. Get up before dawn and you’ll witness the bats sauntering back from a night of flight.
The distinctive squeaks can be heard before the sky becomes a blizzard of black silhouettes. The equivalent biomass of 1,000 elephants is above, erupting in short, high pitched chatters.
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Main image: Couple looking at Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia (Shutterstock)
