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Human loud is plenty loud.  The Guinness World Book of Records names Jill Drake – a classroom assistant – as possessor of the loudest scream at 129 decibels. But, which animals are the loudest overall?

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The International Fund for Animal Welfare – a global non-profit – has some answers…

Sperm whales – loudness royalty – can emit at up to 230 decibels. That’s louder than jet engines at 150 decibels. That’s loud enough to trade underwater messages with sperm whale buddies thousands of miles away.

The 14 Loudest Animals + Their Upper-End Decibels
i.     Sperm Whales. 230 decibels
ii.    Pistol Shrimp + their massive, snapping claws. 189 decibels
iii.   Blue Whales. 188 decibels
iv.   North Pacific Right Whale. 182 decibels
v.    Atlantic Spotted Dolphins. 163 decibels
vi.   Bottlenose Dolphins. 163 decibels
vii.  North Atlantic Right Whale. 150 decibels
viii. Greater Bulldog Bat. 👀 140 decibels. They also eat fish.
ix.   Rooster. 130-36 decibels
x.    Northern Elephant Seals. 131 decibels
xi.   White Bellbird. 125 decibels
xii.  Screaming Piha Bird. 116 decibels
xiii. Lion. 114 decibels. Comparable to a chainsaw
xiv. African Cicada. 107 decibels

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