Month: October 1997
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
CARIBOU: Gwichin
Caribou play a vital role in many of Alaska’s native communities.
October 30, 1997CARIBOU: October Migrations
Reindeers, or caribou, are finishing up their migrations this month.
October 29, 1997HAWK MIGRATIONS: Identifying
Some tips on how to identify a hawk.
October 28, 1997HAWK MIGRATIONS: Hawks and Weather
Keep your eyes open as you look into the sky this month. You might see a flying weather report — in the guise of a hawk.
October 27, 1997HAWK MIGRATIONS: Thermals
Hawks don’t flap their wings when they fly. Instead, they rise into the air on thermals, bubbles of warm air rising off the ground.
October 24, 1997TIGERS IN INDIA: Counting
Tiger numbers are dropping to dangerously low levels. Scientists have developed a new method of counting them.
October 23, 1997PUNKIE NIGHT
On Punkie Night, the children of Hinton St. George, Great Britain, join a procession through the village streets, swinging their homemade lanterns, or punkies.
October 22, 1997DURGA PUJA: Memories
Our rituals and celebrations are our cultural memories. Shivani Khullar remembers Durga Puja.
October 21, 1997DURGA PUJA: Celebrating
The three day celebration of Durga Puja is accompanied by an elaborate set of ritual acts.
October 20, 1997DURGA PUJA: Epic Battle
The Hindu festival of Durga Puja commemorates an epic battle between Durga and the demon king, Mahishasura.
October 17, 1997WHALES: Scale of Listening
How does a Blue Whale, the largest creature on earth, perceive its deep ocean world.
October 16, 1997WHALES: Humpback
Is that a bird? No, it’s a humpback whale, and some scientists think that its song is being used to attract females.
October 15, 1997WHALES: SOSUS
The US Navy’s Sound Surveillance System, or SOSUS, is being used by some scientists for non-military purposes, like listening to the entire ocean at once to hear whales.
October 14, 1997WHALES: Blue Echolocation
Scientists think that the loud songs of Blue Whales are being used as echolocation.
October 13, 1997WHALES: Blue October
Blue Whales are migrating this month, singing their ways southward.
October 10, 1997NOCTURNAL BIRD MIGRATION: Clues About the Environment
By tracking the nighttime calls of migrating birds, scientists can gain valuable clues about our environment.
October 9, 1997NOCTURNAL BIRD MIGRATION: Monitoring
By learning the unique nocturnal calls of migrating birds, scientists are able to monitor populations.
October 8, 1997NOCTURNAL BIRD MIGRATION
The sounds that migrating birds make at night are quite different from those that they make by day.
October 7, 1997WHITE PARK CATTLE: Attacking
White Park Cattle are well-known for their ferocity, just one of the wild traits these feral animals have kept.
October 6, 1997WHITE PARK CATTLE
White Park Cattle have remained genetically pure for 700 years. Efforts to save and breed the cattle could have positive aspects for cattle ranchers.
October 3, 1997MAGDALENA PILGRIMAGE: The Statue
In Magdalena, Mexico, a statue of St. Francis Xavier draws thousands of worshippers on pilgrimage.
October 2, 1997MAGDALENA PILGRIMAGE: Gathering of Cultures
The pilgrimage and celebration in Magdalena, Mexico is a gathering of cultures from all over the southwest.
October 1, 1997MAGDALENA PILGRIMAGE: Like A Migration
The fall, well-known as a time of animal migrations, is also a time of human pilgrimage.