NFX 0037 AFRICAN MAMMALS 1

01. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 2'43"

CU sounds of feeding on branches, chewing , gurgles, breathing , tail scrapping against hind legs. Range: Endangered, pockets of varying sized herds remain in sub-Saharan Africa.

02. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 4'43"

CU sounds of feeding on branches, chewing , gurgles, sighs and breathing.

03. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 2'57"

CU sounds of feeding on and pulling down branches, another breaks branches in b/g , CU deep breathing , chewing and panting.

04. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 2'15" MONO

CU walking through dry grass, elephant stops at end.

05. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 2'35" MONO

CU pulling up dry grass, sometimes shaking it to remove soil, and eating sounds.

06. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 1'54"

CU chewing while feeding on bushes and twigs.

07. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 2'37"

CU eating , chewing and crunching small branches, breathing , sighs, stripping bark at one point.

08. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 1'06"

CU feeding on low, woody plants.

09. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 1'34"

CU feeding on grass and roots, knocking soil off against tusks, chewing and breathing sounds.

10. Black Rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis ) 4'23"

CU browsing on bushes, one chases off another which growls in b/g , MCU chewing sounds. Range: Critically Endangered, only pockets remain, mainly on the eastern side of sub-Saharan Africa.

11. Black Rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis ) 2'09"

CU browsing and chewing , Swainson's Francolin calls in distance, hum from insects, panting near end. USE: N & E Southern Africa, without francolin the rest of the range.

12. Black Rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis ) 3'43"

CU browsing and chewing on bushes, leaves and twigs, panting and snorting , walking and movement sounds.

13. Black Rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis ) 0'38"

CU panting from two walking through grass.

14. Black Rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis ) 1'40"

CU browsing , chewing and snorting from two.

15. Black Rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis ) 4'07"

CU walking , browsing and chewing , slight wing in b/g increases towards end.

16. Black Rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis ) 2'34"

CU-MD panting , snorting , growling and angry panting from three, movement and walking sounds.

17. Black Rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis ) 0'50"

CU annoyance/submissive calls from one after losing a confrontation, panting from another nearby.

18. Black Rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis ) 2'21"

CU browsing and chewing , panting from two at start, then a single.

19. Black Rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis ) 2'19"

CU browsing and chewing from a single, a second joins at end.

20. Black Rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis ) 0'33"

CU panting and roars during a conflict between two.

21. Giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis ) 1'12"

MCU ear/mane flapping , tail swishing , soft snort; insects buzzing , African Turtle Dove and Rufous-naped Lark in b/g , wind in acacias. Range: Pockets of various races in sub-Sararan Africa.

22. Giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis ) 3'10"*

CU tail swishing , foot stamping , walking , mane/ear flapping and snort, hum and buzzing from insects, several birds in b/g , wind increases towards end.

23. Giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis ) 0'15"*

CU snort and tail swishing.

24. Sable Antelope ( Hippotragus niger ) 1'48"

CU snorts, feeding sounds and horns clashing from a herd of about 20, African Turtle Dove in distance at times. Range: Southern Africa, with isolated populations in Angolia (Giant Sable) and coastal Kenya (Shimba Sable).

25. Sable Antelope ( Hippotragus niger ) 3'20"

CU snorts, feeding sounds, horns scrapping and knocking from a herd of about 20, African Turtle Dove in distance.

26. Sable Antelope ( Hippotragus niger ) 3'45"

CU snorts and feeding sounds from a herd of about 20, horns knocking , herd runs off at end.

27. Common Zebra ( Equus quagga ) 1'25"

MCU movement in grass from a herd of about 20, snorts and mane shaking , francolins and other birds in b/g. Range: S & E Africa. USE: Southern Africa, as spots: East Africa.

28. Wildebeest ( Connochaetes taurinus ) 3'10"

CU snorts, horn clashes, running and movement sounds from a herd of about 40, feeding sounds near end. Range: E, SE and south-central Africa. USE: SE & SC Africa, as spots: E. Africa.

29. Wildebeest ( Connochaetes taurinus ) 3'55"

CU snorts, running and movement sounds from a herd of about 40, many birds in distance. USE: As track 28.

30. Wildebeest ( Connochaetes taurinus ) 1'12"

CU snorts from several, many birds in distance, crickets in b/g. USE: As track 28.

31. Common Zebra ( Equus quagga ) 1'09"

CU snorts, mane shaking and running , chasing each other, from a family of two adults and a foal, which runs off at end, evening crickets and birds in b/g. USE: As track 27.

Recorded: Imire Safari Ranch, Zimbabwe, September 1998.
Recorded by Nigel Tucker.
Recorded digitally in Left & Right Stereo, or Mono where stated.