Planet Philharmonic (iPod, iPhone)

Planet Philharmonic, 10 2011

info@earth-touch.com (Earth-Touch (pty) ltd) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:50:50 -0400

An orangutan mother keeps a watchful eye over her young on Indonesia's Sumatra Island, while our crew in South Africa gets up close and personal with a humpback whale.

Composer: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Track Title: Nocturne Opus 10, Number 1

Planet Philharmonic, 09 2011

info@earth-touch.com (Earth-Touch (pty) ltd) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:59:26 -0400

Red-knobbed coots bathe and search for food in a picturesque river in Namibia's Swakopmund region.

In the sweltering heat of South Africa's KwaZulu-NataI, impala and warthogs try to keep cool on land while colourful fish species congregate in a small cave just off the coast.

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Track Title: Menuetto Allegretto

Planet Philharmonic, 08 2011

info@earth-touch.com (Earth-Touch (pty) ltd) — Wed, 25 May 2011 10:22:50 -0400

Carmine bee-eaters hunt for insects amongst a herd of foraging elephants in Botswana's Okavango Delta.

In Namibia's Swakopmund region, the rocks on the shoreline have been rubbed smooth over many years by the resident population of fur seals.

Finally, our crew films an endangered black rhino marking its territory and browsing for food in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province.

Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Track Title: Danza Pastorale Allegro Spring III

Planet Philharmonic, 07 2011

info@earth-touch.com (Earth-Touch (pty) ltd) — Thu, 19 May 2011 10:29:00 -0400

It's all about the natural beauty of South Africa this week. A family of warthogs forages for food in the undergrowth and voracious caterpillars feed on leaves alongside a tranquil stream.

Lastly, we travel to the beautiful Stringer Reef where the crew films a pod of dolphins.

Composer: George Handel
Track Title: Water music - Air

Planet Philharmonic, 06 2011

info@earth-touch.com (Earth-Touch (pty) ltd) — Wed, 11 May 2011 10:00:30 -0400

In the Okavango Delta, a leopard hunts newborn impala lambs, while sharks, tuna and masses of snapper thrive on a busy reef in Mozambique's Vamizi Bay.

Composer: Tomaso Albinoni
Track Title: Adagio

Planet Philharmonic, 05 2011

info@earth-touch.com (Earth-Touch (pty) ltd) — Wed, 04 May 2011 10:01:19 -0400

As the sun begins to set in Botswana's Okavango Delta, a bull elephant feeds on grass and creepers.

An interloper in Thailand's Thong Pha Phum National Park is quickly devoured by a colony of ants.

Lastly, we travel to Lesotho's Sani Pass region where a rare emerald dwarf chameleon uses its sticky tongue to catch an unsuspecting fly.

Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Track Title: Symphony No. 101 (1st Movement)

Planet Philharmonic, 04 2011

info@earth-touch.com (Earth-Touch (pty) ltd) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:06:40 -0400

As a storm looms on the plains of the Okavango Delta, a pod of restless hippos splashes in the shallows.

Muntjac and sambar deer must remain vigilant while drinking from a spring in Thailand's Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary. Lastly, we visit South Africa's Malgas Island where masses of gannets return to their nesting sites after feeding.

Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Track Title: Allegro (1st Movement)

Planet Philharmonic, 03 2011

info@earth-touch.com (Earth-Touch (pty) ltd) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:36:20 -0400

On the grassy plains of Botswana's Okavango Delta, zebras and impalas graze side by side while huge flocks of flamingos feed in a wetland in South Africa's Karoo region.

Also in South Africa, our crew encounters a seahorse, nudibranchs and a school of cuttlefish in the murky waters off the coast of the Western Cape.

Composer: Luigi Boccherini
Track Title: Allegretto

Planet Philharmonic, 02 2011

info@earth-touch.com (Earth-Touch (pty) ltd) — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:02:05 -0400

On the marsh plains of Botswana's Okavango Delta, an array of animals, from ostriches to elephants, browse for food.

On the volcanic slopes of Indonesia's Lombok Island, a troop of macaques forages for food, while combretum trees in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal provide a meal for the larvae of emperor moths.

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Title Track: Flute Concerto No. 2: 2nd Movement

Planet Philharmonic, 01 2011

info@earth-touch.com (Earth-Touch (pty) ltd) — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:03:24 -0400

It's the premiere of our brand new series!

In this first instalment, hyenas hide a stolen carcass in a nearby pool of water, leaving a cheetah to search in vain for her kill.

In Botswana's Nxai Pan, another struggle plays out as a lion protects its kill from hungry scavengers.

Finally, mongooses look on as loggerhead turtle hatchlings struggle awkwardly towards the safety of the ocean in South Africa.

Composer: Fryderyk Chopin
Track Title: Waltz Number 9 in A Flat Major