History Main / IncorrectAnimalNoise

* Perry the Platypus from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' makes a distinctive chirping chatter that is notably his only vocalization. Real-life platypuses make a soft growling purr when agitated (which admittedly sounds ''somewhat'' like Perry's noises).

** In "Diggs", Comic Book Guy gets a falcon that mimics human speech like a parrot, which he lampshades.

** Averted in "The Musk That Fell to Earth", which had a bald eagle that makes accurate chirping noises, to the point the family names it "Chirpy". Other episodes, however, has it make the stereotypical red-tailed hawk cry.

This is often due to mixing up species. Animals who look similar or belong in the same general family are assumed to sound alike, when in reality they don't. Common examples include foxes, wolves and hyenas sounding like dogs, all big cats sounding like tigers, all seabirds sounding like herring gulls, [[ZebrasAreJustStripedHorses zebras sounding like horses]], and [[PenguinsAreDucks penguins sounding like ducks]]. Special mention must go to frogs. Only one type of frog goes "ribbit", the Pacific tree frog. It lives in Hollywood. Go figure.

** Hyenas in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' often make dog noises, with the exception of the hooting laughter of the spotted hyena. Despite their physical resemblance to canines, the closest relative to the Hyena is the meerkat of all things!

* When they're not howling, the wolves in ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017'' very noticeably roar like leopards.

* ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'': A T-Rex goes after Sougo when he walks out of [[TimeMachine Time Majin]] in the Mesozoic era and trumpets like an ''elephant''. While we can't know what T-Rex sounded like, it definitely was not the sound of an angry pachyderm.

* ''Series/MythBusters'' actually found an aversion: movie rattlesnakes and real rattlesnakes sound almost exactly alike. It would still be possible to use this trope (the Busters' own test and the stock recording were both Western Diamondbacks, the largest species and therefore the loudest rattlers; pinging the sound to something tiny or [[ArtisticLicenseHerpetology something that's not a rattlesnake at all]] would do it) but in an episode where many sounds ''were'' more wrong than this, it was nice to know that the sound of something that might kill you is accurately presented.

** Hyenas in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' often make dog noises, with the exception of the hooting laughter of the spotted hyena. Despite their physical resemblance to canines, hyenas are actually closer related to cats than dogs.

This is often due to mixing up species. Animals who look similar or belong in the same general family are assumed to sound alike, when in reality they don't. Common examples include foxes, wolves and hyenas sounding like dogs, big cats all sounding like tigers, all seabirds sounding like herring gulls, [[ZebrasAreJustStripedHorses zebras sounding like horses]], and [[PenguinsAreDucks penguins sounding like ducks]]. Special mention must go to the frog. Only one type of frog goes "ribbit", the Pacific tree frog. It lives in Hollywood. Go figure.

This trope is also often due to RealityIsUnrealistic. An animal's real cry might not sound "[[VocalDissonance powerful enough]]", so they're replaced with a "cooler" or "more appropriate" sounding cry. This is why lions are often given tiger roars and bald eagles are often given the cries of red-tailed hawks, and giving them their correct respective cries [[TheCoconutEffect may be jarring for those conditioned to hear the replacements]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'', a striped hyena laughs (which only spotted hyenas do in real life) and a gorilla produces a roar similar to Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'s yell.

This is often due to mixing up species. Animals who look similar or belong in the same general family are assumed to sound alike, when in reality they don't. Common examples include foxes sounding like dogs, wolves sounding like dogs, big cats all sounding like tigers, all seabirds sounding like herring gulls, [[ZebrasAreJustStripedHorses zebras sounding like horses]], and [[PenguinsAreDucks penguins sounding like ducks]]. Special mention must go to the frog. Only one type of frog goes "ribbit", the Pacific tree frog. It lives in Hollywood. Go figure.

This is often due to mixing up species. Animals who look similar or belong in the same general family are assumed to sound alike, when in reality they don't. Common examples include foxes sounding like dogs, wolves sounding like dogs, big cats all sounding like tigers, all seabirds sounding like herring gulls, and [[ZebrasAreJustStripedHorses zebras sounding like horses]]. Special mention must go to the frog. Only one type of frog goes "ribbit", the Pacific tree frog. It lives in Hollywood. Go figure.

* The Cossack cats in ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'' snarl and growl like leopards. Justified because they are seen from the perspective of mice, to whom a domestic cat is as dangerous as a big cat would be to a human.

* African elephants frequently use recordings of their Asian counterparts in film. This is likely due to the fact that few African elephant recordings exist in public domain sound effects libraries (helped by the fact that the two genera sound similar enough anyway that only an expert is likely to notice the difference).

* African elephants frequently use recordings of their Asian counterparts in film. This is likely due to the fact that few African elephant recordings exist in public domain sound effects libraries (helped by the fact that the two species sound similar enough anyway that only an expert is likely to notice the difference).

* African elephants frequently use recordings of their Asian counterparts in film. This is likely due to the fact that few African elephant recordings exist in public domain sound effects libraries.

* When they're not howling, the wolves in ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017'' very noticeably roar like tigers.

* When they're not howling, the wolves in ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017'' very noticeably roar like big cats.

* In ''VideoGame/OriAndTheBlindForest'', the BigBad OminousOwl Kuro vocalizes with the aforementioned red-tailed hawk call. In [[VideoGame/OriAndTheWillOfTheWisps the sequel]], the SandWorm in Windtorn Ruins has a stock tiger roar, as does Howl the wolf([[NonIndicativeName who never actually howls]]) at the beginning of the game.

* In ''VideoGame/OriAndTheBlindForest'', the BigBad OminousOwl Kuro vocalizes with the aforementioned red-tailed hawk call. In [[VideoGame/OriAndTheWillOfTheWisps the sequel]], the SandWorm in Windtorn Ruins has a stock tiger roar.

* In ''VideoGame/OriAndTheBlindForest'', the owl Kuro vocalizes with the aforementioned red-tailed hawk call. In [[VideoGame/OriAndTheWillOfTheWisps the sequel]], the SandWorm in Windtorn Ruins has a stock tiger roar.

* In ''VideoGame/OriAndTheBlindForest'', the owl Kuro vocalizes with the aforementioned red-tailed hawk call.

* In Mel Gibson’s ''Film/Apocalypto'', at the beginning of the film a tapir is shown except it squeals like a pig. In reality, tapirs make chuffing noises or high-pitched mouse-like squeaks instead of squealing like that.