8 Loudest Animals In The World
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18 April 2025
From blue whale to lion, here's a list of 8 animals that have the loudest voice
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The blue whale has the loudest voice in the world. It can emit long rumbling “songs” louder than a jet engine and loud enough to damage human eardrums
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World's loudest primate, the howler monkey, can emit a call or piercing scream that can reach up to 90 decibels and be heard up to 4.8 km away
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Hippopotamus, native to Africa, are very loud animals, with their signature "wheeze honk" and bellowing call heard more than 0.8 km away
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The tiger pistol shrimp can create a noise up to 200 decibels, which is louder than a gunshot and deafening to the human ear
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Elephants are known for their deep calls, which is called trumpeting. These calls can reach up to 117 decibels, as per Live Science
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Ostrich uses a variety of loud vocalisations to communicate. They can create a powerful noise that can reach up to 114 decibels
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Kakapos, also known as the owl or night parrot, can create noise up to 132 decibels.
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The roar of a lion is one of the most iconic sounds of the wild. At around 114 decibels, it is among the loudest sounds produced by any animal on land
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