# What animal made this sound? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 23, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-made-this-sound/626072 "2012-06-23T14:39:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-made-this-sound/626072/1 "2012-06-23T14:39:11Z")
Here’s the sound: [Flickr](http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/77240708@N05/7423459176/) Vermont, 9:30 pm June 22, about 50 to 100 feet from the house. It sounded much louder in person than the recording. After an hour or so it went somewhere else and/or went quiet. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-made-this-sound/626072/2 "2012-06-23T14:40:39Z")
Better recording [Flickr](http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/77240708@N05/7423598360/) ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-made-this-sound/626072/3 "2012-06-23T14:43:06Z")
It could move quickly from one side of the house to another. It seemed to be at ground level. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-made-this-sound/626072/4 "2012-06-23T14:57:17Z")
red fox? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIR8RtI9kaw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIR8RtI9kaw) ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-made-this-sound/626072/5 "2012-06-23T15:00:49Z")
Hey I think red fox is probably it! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![szabrocki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@szabrocki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/szabrocki)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-made-this-sound/626072/6 "2012-06-23T15:11:02Z")
I live in Maine and am pretty sure it is a red fox. Here is a video… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zk1mAd77Hr4/hqdefault.jpg "Scream of the red fox") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk1mAd77Hr4) I have heard and seen them before. Regards, SZ ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-made-this-sound/626072/7 "2012-06-23T21:32:29Z")
:dubious: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMTrthePKU0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMTrthePKU0) ---
**Author:** ![Gbro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Gbro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gbro)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-made-this-sound/626072/8 "2012-06-24T01:16:01Z")
I will not dispute the Fox, but an old Tom Cat looking for action can make some strange sounds.😛 ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-made-this-sound/626072/9 "2012-06-24T02:09:27Z")
Chupacabra?