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Show Animals, Birds, Insects Have Odd List of Cries It is almost impossible to give a complete list, but here are some of the more common cries of animals, birds and insects, notes a writer in the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Apes gibber, asses bray, beetles drone, bears growl, cats mew and purr, chidtens peep, cocks erow, cows moo or low, deer bell, doves coo, ducks quack; eagles, vultures, peacocks pea-cocks scream; flies buzz, frogs croak, geese cackle and hiss, grasshoppers grass-hoppers chirp, hens cackle and cluck, horses neigh and whinny, hyenas hy-enas laugh, jays and magpies chatter, chat-ter, lions and tigers roar and growl, mice squeak and squeal, monkeys chatter and gibber, owls hoot and screech, parrots talk, pigeons coo, pigs grunt, squeak and squeal; sheep and lambs baa or bleat, snakes hiss, swallows twitter, turkey tur-key cocks gobble, wolves howl. It is interesting to note what some of these animals symbolize. For instance: in-stance: Ape, malice and lust; ass, stupidity; bear, 111 temper; bee, Industry; In-dustry; cat, deceit; dove, innocence; eagle, majesty and inspiration; fly, Insignificance; hen, maternal care; horse, speed and grace; lion, noble courage; owl, wisdom, and the wolf, cruelty and savage ferocity. |