How Do We Know What Dinosaurs Sounded Like?
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We’ve heard them in movies for decades, but of course we don’t know what they sounded like in real life. But we do have some educated guesses, and today we’re going to look at the theories behind dinosaur sounds, what they sounded (or felt) like, and ponder the likelihood that maybe some of these guys could even talk.
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LINKS LINKS LINKS
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-brief-history-of-hidden-dinosaurs-9663115/
https://classics.stanford.edu/publications/first-fossil-hunters-dinosaurs-mammoths-and-myth-greek-and-roman-times
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150206125257.htm
https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/researcher/julia_clarke/
https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/2024/05/birdsong-and-human-voice-built-from-same-genetic-blueprint/
https://genetics.hms.harvard.edu/faculty-staff/clifford-j-tabin
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221212-the-mysterious-song-of-the-dinosaurs
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-04513-x
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/151030-owl-red-fox-animals-scary-screams-halloween-science?loggedin=true&rnd=1769207335932
https://theaveragescientist.co.uk/2023/05/31/what-sounds-could-dinosaurs-have-made/
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221212-the-mysterious-song-of-the-dinosaurs
https://animatronicpark.com/blog/news/Dinosaur-Sound-Effects–5-Realistic-Audio-Solutions.html
https://nime.pubpub.org/pub/opwc2s3x/release/1?readingCollection=bb45043c
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro
2:29 – Our Understanding of Dinosaurs
4:58 – Why Hearing Evolved
8:55 – The Sound of Predators
10:28 – The Dinosaur Sound We’re Most Sure About
17:25 – Sponsor – NordVPN
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@Aprlmoore
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
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@DeMorayRecords
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
Para-saur-olo-phus lol.
@lenabarladyan4235
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
13:08 what in the backrooms
@milkmanchoppers
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
She (T-rex) even said, "Here, you'll be safe in this tree! They can't reach you, there."
@doclewis8927
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
Yep. I loved seeing Jurassic Park the very first time and knew I'd be buying it when it was available to buy used from a VHS rental store! LOL.
@gonzostrangelove6107
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
@11:50 Jurassic Side-eye
@carternotsteve2242
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
Jurassic Park's velociraptors aren't velociraptors. They're based on a completely different dinosaur, Deinonychus. Michael Crichton chose to use velociraptor because it was more dramatic. Velociraptors were actually covered in feathers and about the size of a turkey. Deinonychus grew much larger, actually about the size of humans. It's actually a myth that it was based on utahraptor, because Utahraptor was discovered in 1991 only after Michael Crichton wrote it.
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@marinabarcellos9859
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
04:36 they still look pretty terrifying tbh. Birds have no business being that big.
@09Dragonite
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
1. Feathered velociraptors look like they belong in The Dark Crystal – not really "primal scary" so much as "80s acid trip-based children's movie" scary.
2. You should check out the video that another acoustic science YT channel did on Godzilla. The audio is absolutely harrowing. I mean, it literally instills a primal sensation of dread. Best experienced with headphones.
@amehak1922
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
Saw Jurassic Park in the theater also
@Like4Hurricane2
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
Maybe the cinematic T-Rex roar can be justified as a form of flushing-out behavior, where it scares the bejeesus out of something to startle it into movement and therefore visibility.
@JordonBeal
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
I think in the book, the T Rex viewed the cars as competition/a threat. Haven't read it in a while, but I seem to remember that.
@erichalvor516
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
I think the T-Rex was trying to spook the car into moving, to figure out what it was.
@crypticcoana1057
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
Every time I hear my conure scream in indignation I think "this is what a dinosaur would sound like" 😂
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@MortonGoldthwait
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
Monsters Inc was onto something when Godzilla clucked like a chicken.
@AZWADER
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
6:02 My brother in Christ that is NOT a dinosaur 😭 insane mistake
@irmese06
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
The T-Rex plausibly roared at the kids out of frustration, like a dog barking when its ball is stuck under a sofa.
Predators do sometimes make aggressive sounds at prey to startle them out of hiding.
@glocktaviuus
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
RIP Sam Neil🙏
@CeeMartinezSaysHi
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
The t-rex could be roaring to flush out prey that is hiding in a spot it can't quite reach. The roar could be intended to send the weak ones panicking and fleeing an otherwise hidden spot.
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@mikey8915
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
DINOsauurrrrr rawwwwrrrr fuckin killed me! XD XD XD I'm dead! XD
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October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
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@Venom_Snek
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 am
What gets me about the dinosaur vocal recreation at 13:08 is that it straight up just sounds like a Colin Stetson song without his crazy saxophone instrumentation. Could make some fire ambient drone or whatever using that thing.