Another link with an audio component: Susan Milius reviews the state of research into duetting by songbirds, especially Thryothorus wrens. Why do they do it? Pair maintenance? Identifying friend and foe? Defending mates or territory?

(Thanks to Boing Boing and Birderblog.com.)

posted: 12:33:11 PM  

NPR sound engineer Bill McQuay goes on pilgrimage around Kawakarpo, a mountain sacred to Tibetan Buddhists. He interviews Katia Buffetrille of the Sorbonne, Robert Thurman of Columbia, and Thupten Jinpa, monk and translator to the Dalai Lama.

posted: 10:45:52 AM