What's Making that Sound? Wildlife Edition

National parks can be a symphony of interesting and unique natural sounds. If you closed your eyes and listened, would you be able to identify what is making a particular noise? Give it a try by playing these audio clips from parks and check your answer using the dropdown menus.

• Challenge 1

  
  

  Can you guess what is making this sound?
  Audio Transcript

  [Animals vocalizing with whines and grunts]

Challenge 1 Answer

A female bear and her cubs

• Challenge 2

  
  

  Can you guess what is making this sound?
  Audio Transcript

  [Animal vocalizing and splashing sounds]

Challenge 2 Answer

A humpback whale

• Challenge 3

  
  

  Can you guess what is making this sound?
  Audio Transcript

  [High pitched chirping sound of an animal vocalizing]

Challenge 3 Answer

Spotted bats

• Challenge 4

  
  

  Can you guess what is making this sound?
  Audio Transcript

  [Sound of something knocking together]

Challenge 4 Answer

Bighorn sheep ramming heads

• Challenge 5

  
  

  Can you guess what is making this sound?
  Audio Transcript

  [Buzzing sound]

Answer 5 Challenge

A bee

• Challenge 6

  
  

  Can you guess what is making this sound?
  Audio Transcript

  [Animal vocalizing in a repetitive call]

Challenge 6 Answer

An American green tree frog

• Challenge 7

  
  

  Can you guess what is making this sound?
  Audio Transcript

  [A high-pitched bird call]

Challenge 7 Answer

An American robin

• Challenge 8

  
  

  Can you guess what is making this sound?
  Audio Transcript

  [Howling vocalizations]

Challenge 8 Answer

A wolf

Want to hear more? Explore audio files in the NPS multimedia gallery and online Sounds Gallery.