🦊 Forest Animal Sounds

Step into the forest and listen. The woods are full of voices — the eerie scream of the red fox, the scolding chatter of squirrels, and the quiet snorts of deer among the trees.

Arctic Fox

Arctic foxes can hear lemmings burrowing under 4-5 inches of snow.

Bat

Some bats can eat up to 1,000 insects in a single hour.

Black Bear

Black bears can smell food from over 2 miles away.

Chimpanzee

Chimpanzees can learn human sign language and pass it on to their offspring.

White-tailed Deer

A deer's antlers can grow up to half an inch per day during the growing season.

Elk

An elk's bugle can be heard for miles and is one of the most distinctive sounds in nature.

Fawn

Fawns are born scent-free to avoid attracting predators.

Grizzly Bear

Grizzly bears can remember the location of food sources for many years.

Gorilla

Gorillas can catch human colds and other respiratory diseases.

Giant Panda

Giant pandas have an extra 'thumb' that helps them grip bamboo.

Hare

Hares are born with fur and open eyes, unlike rabbits which are born hairless and blind.

Koala

Koalas' fingerprints are so similar to humans' that they have on occasion been confused at a crime scene.

Moose

A moose's antlers can grow up to 6 feet wide and weigh up to 40 pounds.

Raccoon

Raccoons can remember the solution to tasks for up to three years.

Reindeer

Reindeer eyes change color from golden in summer to blue in winter to adapt to changing light conditions.

Red Fox

Red foxes can hear a mouse squeak from about 150 feet away.

Common Otter

Otters have the thickest fur of any animal, with up to one million hairs per square inch.

Red Squirrel

Red squirrels can swim and have been known to cross rivers to find new territories.

Ring-tailed Lemur

Ring-tailed lemurs spend about 33% of their day sunbathing in a yoga-like sitting position.

Striped Skunk

A skunk's spray can be accurate up to 10 feet and can be smelled up to a mile away.

Tiger

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

Wolf

Wolves can exert up to 1,500 pounds of pressure per square inch with their bite.

Bald Eagle

Bald eagles can see fish underwater from several hundred feet in the air.

Blue Jay

Blue jays can mimic the calls of hawks, often to warn other jays of danger or to trick other birds.

Barn Owl

Barn owls can locate prey by sound alone in complete darkness.

Common Raven

Ravens have been observed using 'gestures' to communicate, such as pointing with their beaks to indicate an object to another raven.

Crow

Crows can recognize individual human faces and hold grudges against people who have wronged them.

European Cuckoo

Male cuckoos can mimic the call of a sparrowhawk to scare other birds away from their nests.

More forest animals in the app

The Animal Sounds app has over 250 wildlife sounds and four learning games — rated 4.3★ by 1,600+ families. Free on iPhone, iPad & Mac.

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