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| Black Panther Panthera pardus | |
| growls, recorded by Richard Ranft, 29 September 1986, Banham Zoo, Norfolk, England. | |
| African Elephant Loxodonta africana | |
| recorded by David Watts, 28 September 1974, west of Halali, Etosha National Park, Namibia. | |
| Barn Owl Tyto alba | |
| scream, recorded by Victor Lewis, 2 August 1988, Cardiganshire, Wales. | |
| Blue-breasted Quail Excalfactoria chinensis | |
| calls, recorded by Derek Holmes, 22 January 1979, Morowali, Altitude sea level, Longitude 121 35' E, Latitude 1 50' S, Sulawesi, Indonesia. | |
| Brain Fever Bird Hierococcyx varius | |
| song, recorded by Richard Ranft, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India. | |
| Burchell's Zebra Equus burchelli | |
| recorded by John Dunning, Wankie Game Reserve, South Africa. | |
| Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis | |
| calls, recorded by David Watts, 24 July 1984, Victoria Bay, Southern Cape Province, South Africa. | |
| Common Crane Grus grus | |
| recorded by Patrick Sellar, May 1970, near Boden, Norbotten, Sweden. | |
| Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis | |
| song, recorded by Victor Lewis, 28 May 1961, Herefordshire, England. | |
| Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra | |
| song, recorded by E Allsopp, 15 July 1967, Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire, England. | |
| Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata | |
| song, recorded by A. Rex Ashby, 9 July 1986, Hampton Ridge, New Forest, Hampshire, England. | |
| Degodi Lark Mirafra degodiensis | |
| calls, recorded by Steve Smith, 25 December 1995, Bogol Manyo area, Ethiopia. | |
| Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridula | |
| song, recorded by Claude Chappuis, 2 June 1972, Lake Chad, Chad. | |
| Early Nesting Bumble Bees Bombus pratorum | |
| recorded by Richard Ranft, 17 June 1989, Ennerdale, Cumbria, England. | |
| Field Cricket Gryllus campestris | |
| stridulation, recorded by Kyle Turner, 18 April 1993, Le Bougayrou, Lacave, Lot, France. | |
| Greek Tortoise Testudo graeca | |
| knocking shells and mewing sounds during courtship, recorded by Jack Skeel, 8 April 1970, near Antalya, South Turkey, Turkey. | |
| Grey Partridge Perdix perdix | |
| song, recorded by Victor Lewis, 15 May 1960, Sussex, England. | |
| Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri | |
| calls, recorded by Anthony Walker, 13 January 1969, Hippo Pools, South-east Lowveld, Zimbabwe. | |
| Hadada Ibis Hagedashia hagedash | |
| calls, recorded by David Watts, 29 August 1979, north of Suikerbosrand, Transvaal, South Africa. | |
| Impala Aepyceros melampus | |
| calls, recorded by David Watts, 24 June 1984, east of Naboomspruit, Transvaal, South Africa. | |
| Jerdon's Bushchat Saxicola jerdoni | |
| song, recorded by Craig Robson, 2000, Dibru Saikhowa NP, Assam, India. | |
| Lesser Field Grasshopper Chorthippus mollis | |
| stridulation, recorded by Michael F. Claridge, 11 August 1976, Grand Gerique at base of Mont Ventoux, France. | |
| Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca | |
| alarm calls, recorded by Victor Lewis, 25 June 1961, Somerset, England. | |
| Lion Panthera leo | |
| roars and snarls, recorded by Simon Bearder, June 1974, Timbavati Reserve, East Transvaal, Transvaal, South Africa. | |
| Magpie Pica pica | |
| calls, recorded by Richard Ranft, 18 June 1989, Ennerdale, Cumbria, England. | |
| Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis | |
| flight calls, recorded by Victor Lewis, 22 April 1962, Hampshire, England. | |
| Meadow soundscape with grasshoppers | |
| recorded by Richard Ranft, 19 June 1989, Ennerdale, Cumbria, England. | |
| Mole Cricket Gryllotalpa sp | |
| stridulation, recorded by Anthony H. Baylis, 9 July 1989, Sisi, Crete. | |
| Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola | |
| song, recorded by John Corbett, May 1993, 81'E, 46'N, SW of Alakol, Kazakhstan. | |
| Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus | |
| song, recorded by Per Alström, June 1987, Chang Bai Shan, China. | |
| Planthopper Nilaparvata lugens | |
| tremulations of insect from Australia, recorded in laboratory, recorded by Michael F. Claridge, 11 April 1986, Cardiff, Wales. | |
| Quail Coturnix coturnix | |
| song, recorded by Victor Lewis, 3 June 1962, Hertfordshire, England. | |
| Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa | |
| song, recorded by Richard Ranft, 24 May 1987, Parque National de Donana, Huelva, Spain. | |
| Short-toed Lark Calandrella cinerea | |
| song, recorded by Cornelius J. Hazevoet, 12 May 1988, Belchite, La Lomama, Zaragoza, Spain. | |
| Skylark Alauda arvensis | |
| song, recorded by A. Rex Ashby, 13 June 1982, Hampshire, England. | |
| Song Sparrow Zonotrichia melodia | |
| song, recorded by Anthony H. Baylis, 9 April 1988, Tennessee Valley, California, USA. | |
| Southern Boubou Shrike Laniarius ferrugineus | |
| duet, recorded by David Watts, 27 November 1974, Mountain Zebra National Park, Cape Province, South Africa. | |
| Spotted Hyaena Crocuta crocuta | |
| calls, recorded by David Watts, 20 January 1980, Umfolosi Game Park, Zululand, South Africa. | |
| Stonechat Saxicola torquata | |
| song, recorded by A. Rex Ashby, 15 June 1984, New Forest, Hampshire, England. | |
| Tropical Boubou Shrike Laniarius aethiopicus | |
| duet, recorded by Robert Stjernstedt, 14 June 1989, Chikune, Zambia. | |
| Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur | |
| song, recorded by A. Rex Ashby, 13 June 1987, New Forest, Hampshire, England. | |
| Vervet Monkey Cercopithecus aethiops | |
| calls, recorded by Roland McVicker, 28 July 1982, Lake Naivasha, Kenya. | |
| Whistler's Warbler Seicercus whistleri | |
| song, recorded by Per Alström, 19 May 1997, Lava (2100m), Kalimpong district, West Bengal, India. | |
| Woodlark Lulllula arborea | |
| song, recorded by Richard Ranft, 11 June 1994, Frensham, Surrey, England. | |
| Yellow baboon Papio cynocephalus | |
| barks, recorded by Roland McVicker, 4 September 1983, Ramis, Kenya. | |
| Yellow-eyed Canary Serinus mozambicus | |
| song, recorded by David Watts, 3 November 1984, Oliphants Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa. | |
| Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella | |
| song, recorded by A. Rex Ashby, 6 July 1985, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England. | |
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