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What Does a Zebra Sound Like? Ask Google

What Does a Zebra Sound Like? Ask Google

Google has quietly rolled out a new feature to search which demonstrates various animal noises when the phrase “animal noises” is entered into the search bar. A carousel of animals and corresponding noises appears, which can be heard when clicked or tapped on.

google animal noises

In addition, if you enter in a phrase such as “what sound does an elephant make?”, a similar carousel will appear with the queried animal featured most prominently.

google animal noises

Apparently this feature has been around for the past couple of weeks. Mashable appears to be the first to have noticed it within North America. The Google Austria Google+ page first broke the news in March. In total, 19 animal calls have been added, including:

  • Monkey
  • Cat
  • Cow
  • Duck
  • Elephant
  • Horse
  • Lion
  • Moose
  • Owl
  • Pig
  • Raccoons
  • Rooster
  • Sheep
  • Tiger
  • Turkey
  • Turtle
  • Bowhead
  • Humpback whale
  • Wolf
  • Zebra

It may prove to be a useful tool in educating children, or as a general reference tool if a more diverse set of animal noises is added in the future.

Whether or not Google intends to expand on the animal noises feature is not known at this time. Currently it appears to be available worldwide on desktop, iOS and Android.

 

Featured Image Credit: Angela Waye / Shutterstock.com

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SEJ STAFF Matt G. Southern Senior News Writer at Search Engine Journal

Matt G. Southern, Senior News Writer, has been with Search Engine Journal since 2013. With a bachelor’s degree in communications, ...

What Does a Zebra Sound Like? Ask Google

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