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Here are the noises that animals make in other languages

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Oct 17th 2013, 4:37 PM 26,786 Views 0 Comments

EVER WONDERED WHAT animals sound like in different languages?

James Chapman is a 24-year-old from Manchester who creates some amazing illustrations when he’s bored, and he’s “always bored”.

Right now, he’s focusing on the sounds animals make in various languages–or at least how different cultures perceive them.

Here are some of our favourites.

1. Cats

A cat says NYAN in Japanese! So that’s where NYAN cat comes from!

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2. Lions

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3. Dogs

We love the fact that dogs say ‘ham’ in Romanian.

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4. Ducks

Ducks be rapping in Denmark.

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5. Pigs

Albanian pigs go hunk. Amazing.

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6. Bees

Boooooong!

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7. Mice

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But WHAT DOES THE FOX SAY?

Source: John Johnson

You can see more of these and the rest of James’ great animations on his Tumblr.

h/t to Buzzfeed

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Here are the noises that animals make in other languages