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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 .
The sound known as 'wow-oo-wow' has been described as a "greeting song". The group yip howl is emitted when two or more pack members reunite and may be the final act of a complex greeting ceremony. Contact calls include lone howls and group howls, as well as the previously mentioned group yip howls.
A bark is a sound most often produced by dogs. Other animals that make this noise include, but are not limited to, wolves, [1] coyotes, foxes, seals, frogs, and barking owls. "Bark" is also a verb that describes the sound of many canids. [2]
The fox woke with a start, but once she saw who was waiting for her she seemed so pleased. She let out a big stretch and then released a series of the cutest fox whines we've ever heard.
Bengal foxes make a wide range of vocalizations. A common vocalization is a "chattering cry" that seems to have a significant role in establishing territoriality and may also be used as a warning call. [10] They also growl, whimper, whine and make a sound which could be called a growl-bark.
Studying snakes is more difficult than studying frogs because they are better at hiding and don't make noises, Fox said. Even so, snakes, like frogs, are a good indicator species of environmental ...
According to author Philip Hayward, Wolman's speculations "amplified Fox's 'hunch' and—through the use of the word 'likely'—opened the door for subsequent speculation as to what such an 'efficient' noise-making entity might be. Over the last decade, consensus has supported the argument that the noise is produced by ice fracturing processes."
Toggle Human sounds subsection. 1.1 Consuming food or drink. 1.2 Bodily functions and involuntary sounds. 1.3 Cries of distress. 1.4 Interrupted speech.