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       What animal is






       the loudest?






                                                                                            The screaming piha
       We all know someone with a                                                           is the loudest bird of its
                                                                                            25-cm (10-in) size. It has
       loud voice, but these animals                                                        a three-part song that it
                                                                                            uses to attract a mate.
       can out-shout most humans.
                                                                                                                                            Sperm




                                                                                              Screaming
                                                                                            piha                                               whale


                                                                                           112 dB                                               230 dB









                                              Alligators and
                                              crocodiles let out loud          American
                                              bellows to attract mates.          alligator 94 dB



                                                                                                   Human


                                                                                                       129 dB








         SNAPPING SHRIMP
                                                                                                         Jill Drake
                                             The tiny pistol shrimp                                      from the UK
                                                                                                         holds the
                                             makes a huge sound, but                                     world record
                                             not with its mouth. The                                     for the loudest
                                             shrimp snaps its claws                                      scream by
                                             so fast, the action                                         a person.
                                             creates a sonic boom
                                             as loud as 200 dB.









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