This may come as a surprise to you, but animals don’t make the same sounds everywhere. Cats go “meow,’’ right? Nope. In Japan, they go “nyan.’’ Pigs in Russia don’t “oink;’’ they “hrgu-hrgu.’’ Prof.

The animal kingdom is a cacophony of grunts, growls, whistles, squeaks, and other noises that sound utterly crazy to the human ear but are essential to animals' survival. We know that dogs go "woof" ...

If you were handed three photos of a cheetah, an ostrich, and a porcupine, you could tell the difference. But what if you were only given the sounds these animals make? One of them chirps. Another one ...

April 14, 2009 If you have kids of your own, you’ll know instinctively the easiest way to encourage little ’uns to learn is through engagement and interaction. Toymakers know this, too, and have been ...