The Sleeping World: Rolling Under the Milky Way with a Dung Beetle

De: Mumble Media, Audible Sleep

Narrado por: Cynthia Kimola

Wind down by escaping into nature. Part soundscape and part bedtime story, The Sleeping World is an intimate journey through ecologies around the world.

Dung beetles might sound dirty, but the ancient Egyptians believed their god took the form of a dung beetle to roll the morning sun across the sky every day. In this episode, we roll with dung beetles around the world as they push their precious dung—often in balls many times larger than they are—over Florida pastures, Armenian highlands, and the vast South African savanna.

This is the world in its natural state, defined by seasons, routines, and cycles. As we roll with these glittering beetles, we can imagine a giant dung beetle slowly rolling our planet through the solar system, rotating us gently into each coming night, and safely into each new day.

Produced by Audible and Mumble Media
Written by Cara Ehlenfeldt and Jake Young
Narrated by Cynthia Kimola
Executive Producers for Mumble Media: Cara Ehlenfeldt and Jake Young
Executive Producer for Audible: Anna Stitt
Sound Design and Mix: Mumble Media
The Mumble Media team is Jaymeson Catsouphes, Cara Ehlenfeldt, Chester Gwazda, Liz Mak, Lee Mengistu, Renée Vargas, and Jake Young
Dung Beetle Consultant: Rachel Stone
Fact-Checker: Andrea López-Cruzado
Head of Creative Development at Audible: Kate Navin
Chief Content Officer at Audible: Rachel Ghiazza

Available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.

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wonderful sleep story

Very relaxing and helpful to get to sleep. I've listened to it twice. I'd recommend it!

listen to it in a dark room, before going to sleep

you are transported to the african savannah in all its glory.
will help if you have watched the savannah in other places like bbc earth, etc
the performance, music, makes you feel you are right there with the beetle !
loved it.

prove there is a God

Scarab Beatles prove beyond any shadow of a doubt that a very intelligent being created the Earth with an eye for every detail to make it to heal and replenish it’s self

Please, add different narrators 🙏

Great series idea, wonderful stories — and yet the narrator's manner of speaking was not for me: is it a lisp? an accent? I am _not_ a native speaker, yet I couldn't enjoy it. If there are any more options — I would gladly return to this series! ❤️

Excellent sleep assist

Best sleep assist I’ve listened to. Love the narrator’s soothing voice and I’ve actually learned something about the lives of these interesting animals, Can’t wait for the next in the series.

Such A Treat!

This series is so interesting, peaceful and was well done that I can’t wait to hear it, usually many a factors 🌹

Refreshing and calming reading

It was like I was listening to one of my aunts reading to me. I’m 2 decades old 🤫.

Dung Beetle’s song

Background noise was soothing and storytelling was fascinating. Narrators voice was magnificent! Great overall listen.

Superb

The writing is excellent, sound is superb, and the voice is top notch. So much work and love was put into making this.

Loved it. Very relaxing

Fun, informative, relaxing. Loved the narrator. Love the sounds in the background. Love the respect for the little beetle