List of animal sounds
Certain words in the English language represent animal sounds: the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. The words can be used as verbs or interjections in addition to nouns, and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeic.
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List of animal sounds
Certain words in the English language represent animal sounds: the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. The words can be used as verbs or interjections in addition to nouns, and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeic.
List of animal sounds
List of animal sounds
<table><thead><tr><th>Picture</th><th>Animal</th><th>Description</th><th>Audio recording</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Alligator</td><td>bellow, hiss</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Alpaca</td><td>alarm call, cluck/click, hum, orgle, scream</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Antelope</td><td>snort</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Badger</td><td>growl</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bat</td><td>screech, squeak, eek</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bear</td><td>roar, growl</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bee</td><td>buzz</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Big cat (Tiger, Lion, Jaguar, Leopard)</td><td>roar, growl, snarl</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bison</td><td>bellow, moo, low</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Camel</td><td>grunt</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Capybara</td><td>squeak, chatter, bark</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Cat</td><td>mew, meow, purr, hiss, trill, chirp, chatter, caterwaul, growl, mrrp, nya</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Cattle</td><td>moo, low</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Chicken</td><td>cluck, buck, crow cha-caw, bah-gawk (female) cock-a-doodle-doo (male)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Chinchilla</td><td>squeak</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Cicada</td><td>chirp</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Crab</td><td>chirp, click, creak</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Crane</td><td>clang</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Cricket</td><td>chirp</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Crow</td><td>caw, cah</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Crocodile</td><td>hiss, growl</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Curlew</td><td>pipe</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Deer</td><td>bellow, bell (buck), bleat (doe, fawn)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Dog</td><td>arf, bark, boof, bay, howl, growl, snarl, moan, whine, whimper, yelp, scream, sigh, sneeze, woof, yip, yap</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Dolphin</td><td>click, whistle, squeal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Donkey</td><td>hee-haw, bray</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Duck</td><td>quack</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Eagle</td><td>screech</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Elephant</td><td>trumpet, snort, rumble, growl, roar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Elk</td><td>bugle (male), bleat (calves)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ferret</td><td>dook</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Fish</td><td>brrp, click, honk</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Fly</td><td>buzz</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Fox</td><td>bark, scream, howl, snore, gecker</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Frog</td><td>croak, ribbit, chirp</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Gaur</td><td>low, moo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Giraffe</td><td>bleat, hum</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Goat</td><td>bleat, maa</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Goose</td><td>honk, hiss</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Grasshopper</td><td>chirp</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Guinea pig</td><td>wheek</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Hamster</td><td>squeak</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Hawk</td><td>screech</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Hermit crab</td><td>chirp</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Hippopotamus</td><td>growl, grunt, snort</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Hornet</td><td>buzz</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Horse</td><td>neigh, whinny, nicker, hoofbeats (clip-clop)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Hyena</td><td>laugh</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jackal</td><td>gecker</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Koala</td><td>bellow, shriek</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Laughing kookaburra</td><td>laugh</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Lemur</td><td>chatter, whoop</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Leopard</td><td>roar, growl, snarl</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Linnet</td><td>chuckle</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Lion</td><td>roar, growl, snarl</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Lizard</td><td>hiss</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Locust</td><td>chirp</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Magpie</td><td>chatter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Meerkat</td><td>bark</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Monkey</td><td>scream, chatter, gecker, howl</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Moose</td><td>bellow</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Mosquito</td><td>buzz, whine</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Mouse</td><td>squeak</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Okapi</td><td>cough, bellow</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Opossum</td><td>click, growl, hiss</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Owl</td><td>hoot, hiss, caterwaul for barred owls, twit twoo for tawny owls</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ox</td><td>low, moo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Parrot</td><td>squawk, talk</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Peacock</td><td>scream, squawk, honk</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Penguin</td><td>chirp, honk, trumpet, bray</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Pig</td><td>oink, snort, squeal, grunt</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Pigeon</td><td>coo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Prairie dog</td><td>bark</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Quail</td><td>call</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Rabbit</td><td>squeak</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Raccoon</td><td>trill</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Rat</td><td>squeak</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Raven</td><td>caw, cronk</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>River otter</td><td>blow, chatter, chirp, creek, grunt, hiccup, hiss, scream, squeak, swish, whine, whistle, chatterchirp, purr</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Rook</td><td>caw</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Seal</td><td>bark</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sheep</td><td>bleat, baa, maa, meh (lambs)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Snake</td><td>hiss, rattle</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Songbird</td><td>chirrup, chirp, tweet, sing, warble (larks / warblers / wrens), twitter (sparrows)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Squirrel</td><td>squeak</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Swan</td><td>cry, trumpet, bugle</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tapir</td><td>squeak</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tokay gecko</td><td>croak</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Turkey</td><td>gobble</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Turtle</td><td>hiss, thurek, tulp</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Whale</td><td>sing</td><td>Sperm whale</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Wild boar</td><td>growl, grumble</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Wildebeest</td><td>low, moo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Wolf</td><td>howl, growl, bay</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Zebra</td><td>bray, bark, whistle, yip, nicker</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>