What sound do zebras make?

[Robyn Kozierok]

Evan (2.5yo) wants to know what sound zebras make. I have no idea!
I guessed they might make a sound similar to a horse. Anyone know?
I tired askJeeves and found a sound file but I couldn't play it.

--Robyn

[Alicia]

Hi Robyn, it's actually quite a bit like a chirping sound. Very musical and
high pitched, not like the neigh of a horse. If I were to hear them without
knowing what animal it was, I would assume it was a bird of some kind rather
than a horse-like animal. Hmmm, that's tough. : ) Try googling 'zebra
sound effect" or 'zebra wav', that might bring up something.
-Alicia
"Robyn Kozierok" > wrote in message
...
> Evan (2.5yo) wants to know what sound zebras make. I have no idea!
> I guessed they might make a sound similar to a horse. Anyone know?
> I tired askJeeves and found a sound file but I couldn't play it.
>
> --Robyn
>

[H Schinske]

"Sounds
Zebras, when alarmed, produce a snorting sound and gasp with their mouth open.
When they are captured or injured by a predator they sound a squeal. They
neigh similar to horses while browsing and grazing."

http://www.choiceswild.com/wildlife/zebra2.htm

I googled [zebras sound neigh].

--Helen (posted and emailed)

[chiam margalit]

(Robyn Kozierok) wrote in message >...
> Evan (2.5yo) wants to know what sound zebras make. I have no idea!
> I guessed they might make a sound similar to a horse. Anyone know?
> I tired askJeeves and found a sound file but I couldn't play it.

Perhaps because Zebras are essentially silent. They sort of whinney
like horses, and they do that nose snort thing like a horse, but they
don't have and distinguishing noise like a roar or a bark or anything.

Marjorie
>
> --Robyn

[Robyn Kozierok]

In article >,
Robyn Kozierok > wrote:
>Evan (2.5yo) wants to know what sound zebras make. I have no idea!
>I guessed they might make a sound similar to a horse. Anyone know?
>I tired askJeeves and found a sound file but I couldn't play it.
>

I finally managed to play the sound on a different browser. For
those interested: http://tinyurl.com/qnld

It doesn't sound very horse-like to me, more like something between
a bird and a pig. I don't know whether the recorded sound was an alarmed
sound or what.

The sound available here sounds like a high-pitched bark:
http://www.junglewalk.com/popup.asp?type=a&AnimalAudioID=6064

And there's another one here:
http://www.junglewalk.com/popup.asp?type=a&AnimalAudioID=11007

Quite surprising! :-)

--Robyn