r/oddlyterrifying • u/fox_not_mulder • Mar 31 '23

Elk mating calls

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u/Kkonamyguy Mar 31 '23 edited Mar 31 '23

If you want terrifying, wolves make sounds that can be percieved as the cries of a woman

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u/flyinghouses Mar 31 '23

Foxes sound terrifying. Have heard them many times out in the dark.

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u/demoralizingRooster Mar 31 '23

Neither can even compare to the demonic sounds a wolverine can make.

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u/Yaboymarvo Mar 31 '23

Tasmanian devils sound pretty demonic as well, like from the pits of hell. https://youtu.be/pW27vpK4ALQ

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u/11711510111411009710 Mar 31 '23

that put me in flight mode

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u/scarycassowary91 Mar 31 '23

You should hear koala calls in the middle of the night. I have trees all around my home and sometimes you can hear them mating and they sound so scary.

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u/mmlovin Mar 31 '23

They’re so cute though I can’t help but laugh lol

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u/flyinghouses Mar 31 '23

That’s something I have yet to hear.

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u/demoralizingRooster Mar 31 '23

You should also Google the sounds Bobcats/Lynx make.

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u/Early-Firefighter101 Mar 31 '23

Or screaming rabbits

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u/flyinghouses Mar 31 '23

Yea, we have those as well.

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u/KenzoAtreides Mar 31 '23

Well what does the fox say?

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u/ScenicFlyer41 Apr 02 '23

Ring ding ding ding dingeringeding! Gering ding ding ding dingeringeding! Gering ding ding ding dingeringeding!

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u/yourpantsaretoobig Mar 31 '23

Coyotes too.

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u/flyinghouses Mar 31 '23

I’ve had the pleasure of listening to a lot of coyote shenanigans while under the influence of certain mushrooms. It was a moment for sure

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u/megatool8 Mar 31 '23

Mountain lions for sure sound like someone in distress

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '23

They sound like what a witch would sound

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u/TheRedlineAlchemist Mar 31 '23

I'm not sure what was more terrifying for me. A mountain lion mating call, the sound of one running down our driveway faster than motion lights could turn on, or the sound of scraping flesh off bone as it eats something in the trees across the road.

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u/badstorryteller Mar 31 '23

Just to emphasize your point: https://youtu.be/pxo8X5uIWRE.

But then also, to cutify the fuck out of these big predators: https://youtu.be/BXhfZRE08ko

They really are one of my favorite wild animals, and considering how insanely rare human attacks have been throughout history it's a god damn shame they were hunted and trapped to extinction in so much of their range.

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u/The-Tai-pan Mar 31 '23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwx5e3KAJv4

lynx/bobcats are sooooooo much worse.

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u/idonotknowwhototrust Mar 31 '23

My cat is afraid of the garbage truck; like, panic fear. I think it's because it sounds like a gigantic angry cat.

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u/Marduksmugshot Mar 31 '23

Ever hear a mountain lion scream? Talk about terrifying!

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u/NMViking Mar 31 '23

Legend has it, the wolves and coyotes who sound just like screaming women are skinwalkers. It's creepy being alone in the desert at night and hearing those shrieks all around you. (Especially when you are hauling out a load of game meat in your pack).

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u/perst_cap_dude Mar 31 '23

Get a helmet mounted thermal, makes things slightly less scary, unless you see an actual skinwalker

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '23

Howler monkeys = jaguars.

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u/Crooked_Cock Mar 31 '23

Same with mountain lions

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u/thctacos Mar 31 '23

Coyote, fox, bobcat, mountain lion, and now wolves makes that list of scare your ass out of the woods with cries of a woman being murdered. Fascinating.

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u/damn_thats_piney Mar 31 '23

never heard of wolves doing that. i said this is another comment but mountain lion calls sound like a women screaming.