It is so noisy in the tropical rainforest! Under the tall trees there are buzzing insects, chirping birds, and croaking frogs. There’s so much for Ann to listen to while she walks to a waterfall. Oh... There’s a strange “wakka-woo” sound coming from somewhere in the rainforest. Is it a person making a silly sound? No! It's a Wompoo Fruit Dove.

The daylight is starting to fade, and Ann is nearly finished her hike in Tasmania. She's listening to tweeting rosellas and calling black currawongs when suddenly something runs across the hiking track making a wheezing, barking sound. It’s a Tasmanian devil! What on earth are they growling about?

In the middle of the outback, Ann is using her ears to hear what animals live in the desert. Let’s listen to the whistling in the sky and the chirping in the the bushes. What is that unusual sound coming closer and closer? A huge bird is making that noise – the tallest bird in Australia! It’s an Emu, but it’s not making that noise with its mouth!

We’re on a camping trip in a forest of tall trees. The boobook owl is hooting so it’s time to get snuggled up in our sleeping bags for the night. What was that? It sounded like a laugh and a sneeze and a gurgle all rolled into one. Ann is going to investigate with her torch. There’s the creature making this funny sound, it just jumped from one tree to another. It’s a yellow-bellied glider!

It’s summer time in the city and Ann is at home, about to take the rubbish outside. Nature is right on her doorstep! Let’s listen to the cicadas humming, and the noisy birds screeching. What’s that pretty birdsong coming from the gum tree? A black and white bird is hopping along a branch, looking right at Ann. It’s a magpie!

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We’re on a teeny tiny island halfway between Australia and Antarctica. There are penguins everywhere and some big brown lumps on the sand making some weird noises. They’re elephant seals! And are they, are they farting?

The evening is falling in a forest on the edge of the city. The forest birds have gone to sleep but the insects are buzzing noisily. Let’s take a walk by the light of the moon and listen to the leaves rustling underfoot. What was that? A baby boobook owl is calling out to its parents for breakfast!

It’s hot summer’s day, and Ann’s on a mission to find an icy pole after going for a swim at the beach. But, what is that racket? There’s a kind of buzzing, humming noise all around us and it’s LOUD. It’s coming from cicadas, one of the 250 different kinds we have in Australia.