Frank Nischk, born in 1967, studied biology. His PhD thesis was based on several expeditions to the rainforests of Ecuador, where the zoologist examined the overwhelming concert of animal voices in the tropical jungles with their rich variety of species. Since 2000 he has been working as a journalist for cultural affairs and science, director and author of TV documentaries, including award-winning nature and animal films featuring, for example, the cloud forests of Ecuador and the Colorado River.