Talk:List of animal sounds

See Archive 1 for discussions about the now deleted article animal sounds in languages.

Requested move

A couple of people supported a change of name, and one other person suggested a different name. Please gain consensus prior to moving. Use WP:RM to advertise the move. --Tony Sidaway^Talk 10:30, 30 August 2005 (UTC

Hares?

Do hares really squeak? I thought they were mute! At least pet rabbits are, I wouldn't know, do wild hares make noises?--Mithcoriel 20:48, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

According to http://www.radio.cz/en/article/72775 they make a noise when threatened. Hyacinth 08:23, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

our rabbit used to squeal loundly when we caught it after any of iots many escape attempts :-)Bilbo B 08:23, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

What sounds do elephants make??? I mean onomatopoeically.

loud ones!Bilbo B 08:23, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

yellowhammers

they really do say a little bit of bread but no cheese: http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/yellowhammer.htm

English

-I don't think the page is quite explicit enough in clarifying that this is only in reference to English. Each language has different concepts. Maybe it's obviously English, but we don't want to claim that it is universal. Kabosha 10:27, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

And there is the possibility that the same animal makes "different" sounds in other English-speaking countries. I'm about to add the {{globalize}} tag. Delta Tango • Talk 03:16, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

I should point out that a similar article Animal sounds in foreign languages did exist but was deleted for copyright concerns. I had put it up for AfD on the grounds that it was an indescriminate list of words before it got speedied as a copyvio. I don't think we should recreate that and frankly I'm not so sure that we need a list of such words in English either. –  Anþony  talk  01:31, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Dragon

Hi. Does anyone know the verb for a dragon's sound? Apart from things like 'roar'. Can anyone think of, you know, those gentle type of sounds dragons make, like "Kyui" or something like that. Thanks. --129.31.70.140 (talk) 23:27, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

The only problem is that they don't exist. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sega31098 (talk • contribs) 04:28, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

Panda

Pandas go bleat? I thought they were unnoisy. 84.13.127.147 (talk) 08:28, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

Why is Bull separate from Cattle?

Bull, in common usage, describe male cattle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sega31098 (talk • contribs) 04:26, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

What to do with this article?

This article was proposed for merge with List of animal names nearly a year ago, and the discussion was closed today as not merged. There is discussion about the problems with this article here and here.

So what to do with this article? Let it sit here in its current state, or nominate it for deletion? Or will anyone volunteer to attack the problems with it? ~ Kimelea (talk) 11:38, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

It's marginally encyclopedic and a vandalism magnet. Deletion could be merciful. Jojalozzo 14:11, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

I think it was nominated for deletion and the nom failed. I think it has relevance, just needs cleanup and fact-checking. Montanabw^(talk) 20:50, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Its last AfD was 2006... I think your edit summary said it all ;) ~ Kimelea (talk) 20:52, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

I can't bring myself to nominate it for deletion. I'll watchlist it to mind vandalism, and maybe one day we'll get a hero to turn it into a respectable article. :) ~ Kimelea (talk) 21:49, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Lead gibberish

The article says it's a list of animal sounds but the second sentence says it lists verbs "followed by figures of speech that imitate those sounds". Sounds are nouns not verbs. This confusion is understandable since most words for sounds are both nouns and verbs but the topic is nouns (sounds), not verbs (sound-making). Also, most words for animals sounds are onomatopoeia so there is no need for the distinction between the sounds and the "figures of speech".

In addition, it's confusing as to when the "verbs" end and the onomatopoeia begins. If we think we want verbs and nouns then I propose we convert this to a table format with three columns: animal name, sounds (nouns, onomatopoeia), and sound-making (verbs when they are different from the nouns).

My preference is to keep the format we have and list only nouns without making any distinctions between onomatopoeia and non-onomatopoeia. Jojalozzo 15:02, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

But that's confusing - partcularly for non-english speakers 87.246.103.137 (talk) 16:23, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

Squirells

Any squirrells I've heard make a noise like a bird croaking 87.246.103.137 (talk) 16:22, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

- I'd call the sound they make chittering. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PointyShiny (talk • contribs) 03:17, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Wiktionary

Mildly bold edit to hidden text [1]: added Wiktionary entries, since we already accept pertinent Wikipedia articles. --Middle 8 (t • c | privacy • COI) 06:41, 9 July 2016 (UTC)

tigers?

I know what sound tigers make, but why is it not on here?  :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zaeayanaep (talk • contribs) 11:38, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Horses and Zebra

How about adding Bray to Horses and Zebra? It's about as valid as cattle lowing, in my opinion. Though I'd probably call Braying more a Donkey sound than a Horse, but since Horses aren't distinguished from Mules and Donkeys, that's where I'd put it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PointyShiny (talk • contribs) 03:16, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Beep beep sheep??

As lovely as it would be to say sheep go beep beep, I’ve never heard a sheep beep beep. 82.24.186.61 (talk) 10:30, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

Fixed, thanks. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 01:35, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

Capybara sounds

I think this video could be used for the capybara sound effect, although there is some background noise, I bet somebody could change the volume up and down during the parts where the capybara is making noise, or just cut most of the video all together and only include one squeal. Either way, it's up to you guys. Lallint⟫⟫⟫Talk 20:42, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Actually I just noticed the watermark on the top left, nevermind Lallint⟫⟫⟫Talk 21:18, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Walrus sounds

Apparently, walruses can make many different sounds. Here is a demonstration. 71.235.101.14 (talk) 05:26, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Freddy

a robot and bear he works at a pizzarira 154.119.57.78 (talk) 07:22, 1 December 2023 (UTC)