Does a giraffe ever make a sound?

Question

I've always wanted to know this. Whether I'm watching Animal Planet, The Discovery Channel or National Geographic, I have yet to hear a giraffe utter a single sound. Even when they are fighting it is just a silent neck swinging. Do they make any sound in general?

Answer 1

Giraffes live 20 to 25 years.

Different species of giraffe have different spot patterns. In one species, the reticulated giraffe, spots darken from tan to a deep chocolate brown as the giraffe ages.

Giraffes do occasionally sit and they often lie down to sleep.

Giraffes only sleep for a few minutes at a time, the most being 20 minutes.

While giraffes are usually quiet, they sometimes grunt, snort, or bleat.

Answer 2

http://www.puppetopia.com/giraffe/Info.h...

A lot of people think that giraffes don't make any sounds, but this isn't true. Usually they're silent, but at times, they do make some noise!

    * Calves (baby giraffes) bleat and make a mewing call.

    * Cows (female giraffes) seeking lost calves bellow.

    * Courting bulls (male giraffes) sometimes let out a loud cough!

    * Also, giraffes have been heard snorting, moaning, snoring, hissing, and making strange flutelike sounds!

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/tallblond...

For centuries, biologists believed giraffes were the mute giants of Africa's plains and forests -- silent sentinels gazing to the horizon. In recent years, however, new techniques and technologies have allowed scientists to listen more carefully -- and realize that giraffes may be talking  after all. Just not in a way that we can hear.

Over the last few decades, biologists using special microphones, recording equipment, and computer analysis programs have realized that whales, elephants, and some other animals were using extremely low-frequency sounds -- far below the range of human ears -- to communicate.

These low-pitched sounds are known as "infrasound," and they have at least one remarkable property: they can travel farther than higher-pitched noises through the air and earth. Such long-distance communication is a must for animals, such as giraffes or elephants, that can be spread over vast territories. Elephants, for instance, may be able to communicate with other animals up to several miles away.......

Answer 3

i dont think so

i wish they did

every animal should make a sound

Answer 4

They are one of the few mammals that has no vocal cords. So, no, they don't have any ability to vocalize.

Answer 5

yea when it eats it smacks lol!

Answer 6

yes, its "pika pika chuuuu"

Answer 7

yes they do.....havent you ever watched south park?  they make the noise of a dying giraffe....kinda hard to show you on here but look it up....you will find it.....type in south park and dying giraffe.