Introduction

Humans are primarily visual animals, but you might be surprised at how good you are at identifying objects purely on the basis of their sounds.

Prove this to yourself by clicking the speakers above.

Instructions

Click on a speaker to hear a sound. Then click the speaker again to see what it is.

Sound 1: What am I?

Can you identify this sound?

Click the speaker icon again to see what it is (although you probably won’t need any help).

A bullfrog. Click the image to replay this sound, or try another speaker.

A wasp. Click the image to replay this sound, or try another speaker.

A cricket. Click the image to replay this sound, or try another speaker.

Pigs feeding. Click the image to replay this sound, or try another speaker.

A horse. Click the image to replay this sound, or try another speaker.

A glass breaking. Click the image to replay this sound, or try another speaker.

A Cessna airplane. Click the image to replay this sound, or try another speaker.

A handsaw. Click the image to replay this sound, or try another speaker.

A pinball machine. Click the image to replay this sound, or try another speaker.

A dentist drill. Click the image to replay this sound, or try another speaker.

A cuckoo clock. Click the image to replay this sound, or try another speaker.

Rain. Click the image to replay this sound, or try another speaker.

Fire crackling. Click the image to replay this sound, or try another speaker.

A baby crying. Click the image to replay this sound, or try another speaker.

An audience clapping. Click the image to replay this sound, or try another speaker.

A heart beating. Click the image to replay this sound, or try another speaker.