NFX 0038 AFRICAN MAMMALS 2

01. African Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) 2'47"

CU movement from a herd in grass, grunt, breathing and snorts, Blacksmith Plovers, Striped Kingfishers and other birds in b/g. Range: Sub-Saharan Africa to northern Southern Africa. USE: C, E & S Africa. as spots: rest of range.

02. African Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) 5'17"

CU movement, breathing , snorts, grunts, ear-flapping , tail-slapping , foot stamping and knocking horns from a herd, birds in b/g. USE: Throughout range.

03. African Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) 0'26"

MCU growls, CU tail swishes from a herd. USE: As track 2.

04. African Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) 0'31"

CU breathing , MCU grunt and horn clashing between two. USE: As track 2.

05. African Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) 0'27"

Bull scratching its side against tree and snorting , wind in trees and birds in b/g. USE: As track 2.

06. African Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) 1'42"

CU snorting from a bull, foot stamping , tail slapping and foot-steps, distant doves, other birds and insects. USE: As 2.

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

CU breaking wind, tail slapping , rumbling and feeding on dry grass, birds in distance. Range: Endangered, pockets of varying sized herds remain in sub-Saharan Africa.

08. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 3'55"

CU feeding on branches, doves, Striped Kingfisher and other birds in distance.

09. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 2'28"

CU feeding and chewing on grass and dry woody plants, birds in distance.

10. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 2'16"

MCU sounds of elephant spraying water over itself in shallow, muddy river, doves and Greater Honeyguide in distance. USE: W & E Africa, eastern Central & eastern Southern Africa. As spots: Throughout range.

11. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 0'51"

MCU sounds of elephant spraying mud over itself, other movement in shallow, muddy river, distant Greater Honeyguide. USE: As track 10.

12. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 2'19"

CU feeding on reeds in shallow, muddy river; squelching sound from others walking in b/g , CU squelching sounds as elephant walks in mud.

13. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 2'58"

CU-MCU feeding on reeds in shallow, muddy river, squelching sounds as it moves.

14. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 3'02"

CU feeding on reeds in shallow, muddy river, elephant gives bubbling sound.

15. African Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) 0'37"

CU sounds of a small herd running out of shallow, muddy river. USE: As track 2.

16. African Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) 3'17"

CU sounds of a small herd walking through water and squelchy mud, in shallow, muddy river, walking through and feeding on reeds, cricket stridulating in places, distant birds. USE: As track 2.

17. African Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) 3'55"

CU sounds of several wading in deeper water in shallow, muddy river, feeding on grasses (squeaky sound) and water- plants, others walking in water in b/g , Greater Honeyguide and African Turtle Dove in distance. USE: W & E Africa, eastern Central & eastern Southern Africa. As spots: Throughout range.

18. African Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) 4'48"

CU sounds of a small herd feeding on and walking through reeds in shallow, muddy river; good squelching sounds as they walk through boggy, muddy area, breathing and grunt, insects and birds in b/g. USE: As track 2.

19. African Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) 1'01"

CU squelching sounds from a single buffalo walking through muddy part of shallow, boggy river, others in b/g in reeds. USE: As track 2.

20. African Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) 1'24"

Herd running and moving around, grunts and snorts, crickets, cicadas and distant birds. USE: As track 2.

21. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 1'35"

CU breaking wind, tail swishing and slapping , kicking soil and spraying dust on itself ( incorporating a snort ), birds and insects in b/g , windy at times.

22. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 1'19"

CU feeding on branches.

23. Wildebeest ( Connochaetes taurinus ) 2'52"

MCU-MD snorts from a herd slowly moving away, cicadas, distant birds and wind gusting at times. Range: E, SE and south-central Africa.

24. Impala ( Aepyceros melampus ) 2'39"

CU-MCU alarm snorts from several, slight wind at times. Range: Patchily distributed from Kenya south to the Transvaal, Botswana and E. Angola. Isolated population in SW Angola and Namibia.

25. Impala ( Aepyceros melampus ) Eland ( Taurotragus oryx ) 2'52"

CU-MD alarm snorts from Impala, MCU 'clicking' (ankle joints) as several Eland walk, distant birds, slight wind at times. Range: Both species have pretty much the same range.

26. Eland ( Taurotragus oryx ) 2'53"

CU-MCU 'clicking' (ankle joints) as several walk, distant birds, slight wind at times.

27. Hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius ) 2'02"

MCU snorts and splashes from a single, distant waders and other birds. Range: Sub-Saharan Africa to N & NE Southern Africa.

28. Dry woodland atmosphere 3'06"

Sparrows and finches calling , Grey Go-away-birds, woodpecker druming , distant Helmeted Guineafowl and Senegal Coucal, calls from Common Bulbul, distant African Turtle Dove and insects. USE: S. Tanzania to Zimbabwe and N. Botswana. TIME: All year.

29. Dry woodland atmosphere 5'40"

Arrow-marked Babbler ( Turdoides jardineii ) MD calls from a group of babblers, sparrows and finches calling , Common Bulbuls, Red-eyed and African Turtle Doves, cricket, woodpecker, Grey Hornbills, Chinspot Batis, Tropical Boubou and other birds, less busy towards end. USE: From SW Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to NE. Southern Africa. TIME: All year.

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