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#143794 06/11/05 02:54 AM
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Somewhere in the dustbin which is my brain, I recall discussions here about the various words used in different cultures to mimic animal noises. Here is a site which reproduces animal noises, as performed by children from different countries:

http://www.flat33.com/bzzzpeek/index1.html#

The site also provides sound files for some inanimate objects, like trains and such, as well as one human utterance.

Sheep, it seems, have a limited vocabulary.


#143795 06/11/05 01:37 PM
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They seem to be quite consistant about lions.


#143796 06/15/05 08:48 PM
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Hey, this is really intersting. Thanks Sparteye.



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