Jibrayiyil revan Relax, I’m just messin around. I’m American and the bald eagle is the one animal that is used to symbolize America more than any other animal (even more common ones).
They aren't all THAT small. Decent sized "kingfisher". And they aren't all that cute when they literally bash the crap out of whatever they catch. Snakes, lizards, etc.
Whenever I heard that sound in films I thought it was a monkey. I love that you really do learn something new every day. I now know that: - the kookaburra is responsible for the creepy monkey sound in anything set in the jungle -and the sound of a fox barking is used in almost anything scary, to give the sense of something supernatural I think it's great that these two staple movie noises inspire images of something completely different to what actually produces them.
I heard he want rangabang someone with talent just so he can have a last as word fisshhh snarf fun your brain on the plains in Spain where ity never rains right,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, or wrong
I videotaped one at the zoo doing the same thing. Beautiful animals,I wish they could live openly and go wherever they pleased if other humans didn't have to mess it up by hunting or fear.
OMG just played this and my cat went crazy. I grew up with Kookaburras in my backyard constantly but where I am now I haven't heard many about, my cat is now hunting around my computer and speakers for the bird that's making the noise.
Australia has the most beautiful birds on the planet and this little guy is just one of them! I think Australia is a bird lovers heaven! I wish I could visit this wonderful country! I live in Toronto, Canada. we have lovely birds too but nothing like Australia!
Trust me. Koalas are way worse. Their mating sound, sounds quite horrific. Something like what one would think a wearwolf should sound like. No wonder someone came up with the name "Drop Bear" 😁
Thanks Rebeccasmum. We are holding a kookaburra competition in Los Angeles in August so this will be great for people to practice! Cheers, AustraLA Events
We all interpret it as a laugh but it is in fact their part of their natural call. There is a magical story about the bird as told in the Dreamtime, the Indigenous Australian peoples' folklore. For tens of thousands of years the Guuguubarras were thought to be a gift from their God sent to wake up the tribal members so they could be awake in time to witness the new day dawning with a beautiful sunrise. Such a lovely story about nature.
first time we saw and heard one was when we were visiting the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney.........he was very close so we got a good look and even better 'laugh'
As a kid we used to care for injured kookaburras near Melbourne. People used to shoot at them with air rifles and catapults. We always had them around our house and we loved their crazy laughing at sunrise and sunset. The most authentic and distinctive Australian sound. The only two things I miss about Australia, cos I live overseas, are Vegemite and kookaburras laughing.
Thanks for this. I often post photos of kookaburras on my photography blog and someone has asked what they sound like. I'm going to add a link to this on my blog so readers can listen also.
Got to feed one of these guys today, probably one of the coolest birds ive ever had the pleasure of having sit on my arm while it munches on dead mice :D
I worked at a exotic bird shop a few years ago and had no clue about its comical laughing. i was cleaning bird cages (we had about 30 of them in a big room) when it suddenly laughed! oh man! it scared the shit out of me!
I just had 2 big fluffy ones sitting on my fence, so I Googled Kookaburra sound & ended up here. I played it (in a lame attempt to communicate with them) & they both took off 😕 I think I scared them 🙄 Oops! 🤣 🇦🇺✌️
Growlie26- I have an idea for a Fakemon for a region my best friend and I are making. The Fakemon will be based on the Kookaburra, just need to decide on a typing.
I visited a spot in Queensland once for a picnic. We had a kookaburra actually swoop across the table and snatch the food off my friend's fork as she lifted it to her mouth. It was funny but also a little scary, so we ate the rest of our lunch in the car. ^_^
Their laugh really is very loud. Usually one of them starts and then a couple of others also joins in. You can get quite close to kookaburras in the wild as well. Imagine how scary this sound would have been to white settlers when they first arrived in Oz.
Kookaburra here in Oz sing a lot too - they are calling each other - you should call back so he can have someone to talk to - or get another - oh and a tall tree
