- The article is about finding Australia’s favorite animal sound.
- Only male whales sing, while females make other noises.
- Various Australian animals, such as sulphur-crested cockatoos and Tasmanian devils, have unique sounds.
- The search for Australia’s favorite animal sound is part of National Science Week.
- The winning sound will be announced in a live blog on August 18.
Kookaburra?
Bit of an outrage that Noisy Friarbirds aren’t on the list - guess they aren’t native enough given they’re also in Papua New Guinea. I love those guys.
Had to vote for the Butcher Bird, Magpie, and the Banjo Frog. We get the banjos around our place and they really do sound like a banjo playing when there’s a few of them on the go. Very Deliverance.
Butcher birds are also in Papua. And there is a “butcher bird” that is more Magpie than Butchie in Papua too!
#teamCurlew ;)
Yup. Curlews definitely got my vote!
So did butcherbird and kookaburra. But if I had had to pick just one, definitely #TeamCurlew.
Pobblebonk.
But it’s so hard to choose. There are too many fantastic sounds.
Top tier opinion
Curlew!
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo for that begging call that sounds identical to a truck reversing alarm.
I was prepared to be annoyed if the Gang Gang wasn’t in the list, but luckily the superior rusty gargling noise is in fact present.
I went Barking Owl cause we had one in our yard a little while back and that sound byte doesn’t do them justice.
Koel cause I hate them when you are trying to sleep in.
Moaning Frog because it’s so damn cute. And moaning.
