LOUDEST CREATURES

Loud animals include not just lions and whales, but also surprising creatures like tiny insects and deep-sea dwellers that can rival jet engines. Explore their sounds!

Here are some loudest animals you’ve never heard of:

This small marine animal creates a gunshot-like sound by snapping its claw, producing light and shockwaves.

This bat employs ultrasonic echolocation, emitting loud calls to detect fish, inaudible yet powerful to humans.

Monkeys in South America use deep calls to mark territory and communicate, with sounds traveling up to three miles.

Rare New Zealand nocturnal parrot uses deep booming calls during mating season to attract distant females.

Massive marine mammals produce deep roars during mating season to assert dominance, heard from great distances.

This shrimp relative uses its strong claw to generate stunning sound waves, achieving one of the loudest biological sounds and instantly incapacitating prey.