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What sound does a wolf make? Listen to this video to get an idea of the sounds made by wolves. They make all types of sounds, The main is howling. They also whimper, Whine, Snarl, Growl.
This is a list of animal sounds. This list contains words used in the English language to represent the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. Words on the list are in the form of verbs, though many can also be used as nouns or interjections, including many onomatopoeias. This list also contains audio recordings of animal sounds.
List of animal sounds[edit]
Animal | Name of sound | Audio recording of sound |
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Alligator | bellow | Alligator bellow |
Antelope | snort[1] | |
Badgers | growl[2] | Badger |
Bats | screech[3] | |
Bears | roar, growl | |
Bees | buzz[4] | Hummel bee |
Big cats (tigers, lions, jaguars & leopards) | roar,[5] growl,[6] snarl[7] | |
Bitterns | boom[8] | |
Calves | low, moo | |
Cats | mew, meow, purr, hiss | Cat meow |
Chickens | cluck (female; OP: cha-caw, bah-gawk [9]); crow [10]ter|male]]; OP: cock-a-doodle-doo) | |
Chimpanzees | scream | |
Chinchillas | squeak[11] | |
Cicadas | chirp[12] | Cicada |
Cows | low, moo | |
Crickets | chirp | Cricket |
Crows | caw, cah[13] | Black Crow |
Curlews | pipe[14] | |
Deer | bellow (buck), bleat (doe, fawn) | |
Dogs/wolves | bark, howl, growl, bay (OP: arf, bow-wow, ruff, woof, yap) | |
Dolphins | click[15] | |
Donkeys/asses | hee-haw[16] also bray | |
Ducks | quack | |
Eagles | screech[17] | Bald Eagle |
Elephants | trumpet | |
Elk | bugle (male),[18]bleat (calves)[19] | Elk bellow |
Foxes | yiff | |
Ferrets | dook[20] | |
Frogs/toads | croak (OP: ribbit) | Common Toad |
Giraffes | bleat[21] | |
Geese | honk, hiss | Geese Honking |
Grasshoppers | chirp[22] | Grasshopper |
Guinea pigs | squeak[23] | |
Hamsters | squeak[24] | |
Hermit crabs | chirp[25] | |
Horses | neigh, whinny, nicker | |
Hippopotami | growl[26] | |
Hyenas | laugh | |
Linnets | chuckle[27] | |
Magpies | chatter[28] | |
Mice/rats | squeak | |
Monkeys | scream, chatter | Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) |
Moose | bellow[29] | |
Mosquitos | buzz, whine[30] | |
Okapis | cough, bellow[31] | |
Oxen | moo | |
Owls | hoot, hiss, screech (screech owls) | Barn Owl |
Parrots | squawk, talk | Rose-ringed Parakeet |
Peacocks | scream[32] | |
Pigs/hogs | oink,[26][33] snort,[34] squeal, grunt | |
Pigeons | coo | Wood pigeon |
Prairie dogs | bark[35] | |
Rabbits/Hares | squeak[36] | |
Raccoons | trill[37] | |
Ravens | caw | |
Rhinoceroses | bellow | |
Rooks | caw | |
Seals | bark[38] | |
Sheep/goats/lambs | bleat, baa | Sheep |
Snakes | hiss, rattle | Rattlesnake |
Songbirds | chirrup, chirp, tweet, sing, warble (larks / warblers / wrens),[39][40] twitter (sparrows)[41] | Goldfinch |
Swans | cry, trumpet, bugle | |
Tapirs | squeak[42] | |
Tarantulas | hiss | |
Tokay geckos | croak[43] | |
Turkeys | gobble | |
Vultures | scream | |
Walruses | groan | |
Whales | sing | Killer Whale |
Zebras | bark,[44] bray |
- Note: In the above list, a notation of 'OP' refers to onomatopoeia.
See also[edit]
- Cat organ & piganino
- 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm'
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Elk vocalizations aren't reserved just for the bulls. Cows and ... Calves may respond to the cow calls with their own low bleats. When large ..
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External links[edit]
For a list of words relating to animal sounds, see the en:Animal sounds category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
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- Multilingual list of animal sounds Derek Abbott, University of Adelaide
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