that’s right, they do.. and i’m not even talking about we human animals… i’ve spent the day working in the studio on animal Sound Effects for a new iPhone APP called Alphaspin. its a childrens educational game/tool for learning the alphabet and animals… so, that means there’s gotta be an animal (and corresponding animal sound) for every letter. hmmmm who can think of an animal that start with X or… with U or Z,, well zebra of course, but what sound does a zebra make, i never knew but turns out its a funny whining sound, not nearly as majestic as they look.. and some letters are easy to find animals for, such as I is for Iguana.. but what does an iguana sounds like??? and of course J is for Jellyfish… quick , make a jellyfish sound.!!
and for you trivia buffs, X is for Xenops and U is for Uakari (pronounced “wah-kari”)…. xenops is a tiny bird and Uakrai is a red faced monkey….. luckily i have both roaming in my back yard ready for me to record their natural sounds…. and A is for anteater.. . which make a crazy sound and are super vicious… yet, is that really what the little kids want to hear,?? maybe i’ll take artistic license on that one and make it a fun “sucking up the ants” sound…???
it has been fun, though, learning lots about animals most of us never get to see in real life- another reason why my plan is to travel the world, s see every red faced monkey in its true glory 
been watching all sorts of crazy YouTube videos trying to see what the animals sound like “for real” so i can make sounds effects for them… the only vids i could find for Yaks were of people milking them… eeeewwwwww not sure that a squirting in the metal bucket sound will be the right sound FX to teach our youth “yak” ……..!!!!!
so, whats your favorite animal that starts with X?? i guess mine is Xenops cuz I dont know of any others..
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