# The loudest animals in the world

The sperm whale's clicks, louder than a jet, the pistol shrimp's claw shockwave, the blue whale's song heard hundreds of kilometres away, the howler monkey filling the jungle: the animals that make the loudest sounds. Decibel figures vary between sources depending on how they are measured. Which would you like to hear?

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- Sep 23, 2024 · 은지
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## Top 15

1. **Sperm whale** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Clicks of more than 230 decibels: the loudest animal.
2. **Pistol shrimp** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — It snaps its claw shut to create an instant shockwave.
3. **Blue whale** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Its long songs travel enormous distances.
4. **Greater bulldog bat** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — It hunts with ultrasound humans can barely hear.
5. **Howler monkey** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The loudest land animal in the Americas.
6. **Kakapo** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — New Zealand's flightless parrot, with its booming mating call.
7. **Moluccan cockatoo** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — One of the loudest birds.
8. **Northern elephant seal** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The males' thunderous roars.
9. **Danionella cerebrum** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — An enormous sound from a fish barely 1 cm long.
10. **African cicada** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Among the loudest insects.
11. **North American bullfrog** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The deep call of North American ponds.
12. **Elephant** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — It communicates with distant herds by sound.
13. **Lion** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Its roar can be heard kilometres away.
14. **Wolf** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The howl that calls the pack.
15. **Water boatman Micronecta scholtzi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The loudest animal relative to its size.

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