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Terrible Feral Calls Trivia Quiz
Wild animals communicate with sounds, and some of them are frightful! For this quiz, match the sound with the correct animal. Take care if you hear these, all wild animals should either be left on their own or approached with extreme caution!
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1. Elephant
roar
2. Lion
quack
3. Turkey
hiss
4. Elk
bugle
5. Snake
howl
6. Wolf
laugh
7. Horse
chatter
8. Hyena
neigh
9. Monkey
gobble
10. Duck
trumpet
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Elephant
Answer: trumpet
Elephants communicate with many sounds including an aggressive roar. The trumpet sound is created by pushing air through their trunk. An elephant might trumpet if afraid, surprised or playful, and a variety of different sounds are created.
2. Lion
Answer: roar
Lion roars can often be heard at sunrise and sunset. They might roar to warn other lions away from their pride, or to let the others in their pride know where they are. In addition, lions also communicate with many other sounds like meows and grunts.
3. Turkey
Answer: gobble
Only the male turkey gobbles, the females communicate with chirps and squeaks. The male turkey gobbles during mating season to warn away other males, and attract females. Wild turkeys will also gobble at disturbing sounds in their environment.
4. Elk
Answer: bugle
Male elks bugle during mating season to warn off competing males and attract females. A bull elk might also wallow in mud created from his own urine to attract a mate. Observers have found that the elk uses both lips and nostrils to create this unique sound.
5. Snake
Answer: hiss
Snakes often hiss to warn off predators. While all snakes have the ability to hiss, many don't use it for defense, but may bite or flee. The hissing sound may be quiet or loud depending on the amount of air expelled.
6. Wolf
Answer: howl
Wolves are nocturnal animals so their howls are most often heard in the night. A wolf might be communicating with the other pack members, or warning others away. A lone wolf might howl, but will do so carefully to not give away his location. But a pack of wolves can also howl in harmony--giving the impression of a much larger pack.
7. Horse
Answer: neigh
A horse may use a neigh or whinny either to locate other herd members or to let the others know where they are. Research has been done that shows the frequency and length of a neigh can also indicate a whether a horse might be experiencing either positive or negative emotions.
8. Hyena
Answer: laugh
There are four species of hyena, but only the spotted hyenas 'laugh'. The sound that we perceive as laughter is generally heard when hyenas are feeding--the laughing hyena is generally trying to keep his part of the catch from the others.
9. Monkey
Answer: chatter
Humans have long studied simians trying to discover whether or not any have a developed language. It has been discovered that some, such as the Campbell's monkey, have developed verbal signals to identify threats, but not a language. So, if chattering monkeys are communicating, we have not yet found the key.
10. Duck
Answer: quack
Most male ducks are quieter than the females, and quack less often. Females may quack throughout the day for any number of reasons from letting others know where she is, to defending her chicks.
A research study in England reported that ducks have regional accents. The ducks from London tended to be louder with shorter vocalizations. Their Cornish cousins made longer sounds.
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