Nature is wonderful and often are the names given to animals in the wild. Some are named after a particular colour while others for their patterns. However, there's another category as well.
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Here are 6 animals that sound exactly like their names, as per BBC:
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Cuckoo Known for its distinctive "cuckoo" call, this is how these birds got their name.
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Chachalaca Found in the US, Mexico and Central America, Chachalaca make a squawking “cha-cha-LAW-ka!” call.
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Dik-dik Found in the savannas of eastern Africa, these miniature antelopes have a call akin to their name which is made when they are in danger.
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Kea A New Zealand native, Kea is known for its loud in-flight call – “keee-aaa”.
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Grunt Akin to the dik-dik, the noise this animal is named after is made when it is in danger or distres.
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Katydid Better known as bush crickets, katydids are named after their emphatic, three-pulsed song – "ka-ty-did".