What is the most recognizable animal sound?

A lion's roar carries five miles. A rooster starts the day. A mosquito ruins the night. Rank the animal sounds you would recognise anywhere.

1

Lion's Roar

Carries up to five miles, and opens a hundred films.

2

Tiger's Roar

Lower and shorter than a lion's, with an infrasound edge you feel.

3

Wolf Howl

The sound that means wilderness to most people who have never heard one.

4

Rooster Crow

The world's oldest alarm clock.

5

Elephant Trumpet

A blast produced through the trunk, audible for miles.

6

Whale Song

Humpback songs travel across ocean basins.

7

Owl Hoot

Night's most quoted two notes.

8

Dog Bark

The sound humans have lived alongside longest.

9

Cat Meow

A call cats largely reserve for people.

10

Cricket Chirp

Summer's background track, and a rough thermometer.

11

Cicada Buzz

A brood emergence can drown out a conversation.

12

Kookaburra Laugh

Australia's dawn chorus, mistaken worldwide for jungle ambience.

13

Loon Call

The sound of a northern lake at dusk.

14

Mosquito Whine

The most hated sound in any bedroom.