Loudest animals around the world

Posted: January 31, 2014 in Loudest animals around the world
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Howler Monkey

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The loudest land animal is the Howler monkey whose deep growls can travel up to 3 miles in the forest.

Blue Whale

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At 188 decibels, the Blue whale is the loudest mammal of all with its deep sound traveling hundreds of miles across the deep oceans.

Oil Bird

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The Oilbird (oil bird) is the loudest bird with it’s high pitched clicking sounds.

Cicada

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Some cicadas produce sounds up to 120 dB  among the loudest of all insect-produced sounds. This is notable because the song is loud enough to cause permanent hearing loss in humans should the cicada sing just outside the listener’s ear.

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