Wildlife sound effects recorded where the animals actually live. No zoo in sight. Wolves and coyotes howling alone and in packs, red deer stags roaring through the autumn rut, birds of prey calling over open ground and camels grumbling in the desert. Then the places around them: spring forests full of birds, and tropical rainforests humming with life. Most of it was recorded outdoors, at the animal's own pace.
Libraries
46
Publishers
32
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$6.20 to $149.99
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Multiple microphone techniques captured 81 authentic capuchin monkey sound effects, featuring diverse vocalizations from chirps to grunts, recorded at 192kHz for superior pitch manipulation possibilities.
Pristinely captured at 192kHz, this collection features 150 Bengal tiger sound effects, including deep growls and heavy chuffs, perfect for naturalistic use or creature design manipulation.
Frog pond sound effects recorded beside a small pond in Thailand, with eight 96kHz recordings totalling 30 minutes of close-up and distant frog calls, including a rainy night.
Forest stream sound effects captured as seven unprocessed 96 kHz / 24-bit field recordings, totalling 52 minutes of water flowing over stones with surrounding woodland ambience and wildlife.
Woodland village holiday park sound effects captured at a forest cabin across morning, midday, and afternoon, featuring birdsong, tree movement, mild wind, distant traffic, and intermittent human activity.
Joshua Tree desert bird sound effects featuring Gambel's Quail calls, squabbling, wing flutters, cactus wren, white-crowned sparrow, raven calls, and distant coyote howls recorded near the national park.
Wolf sound effects featuring 32 wilderness recordings of natural pack behavior, including lonely howls, aggressive growls, whines, and bone-crushing feeding sounds captured across close, mid, and distant perspectives.
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo, Ambisonic B.
Canadian and Snow goose sound effects featuring small to large flocks chatting, honking, passing by, and taking off, captured across multiple nature parks and rivers in Quebec, Canada.
Deer stag sound effects featuring 267 files of roars, growls, and barks recorded at night during rut season, with close, medium, and distant individual calls plus forest ambiences and antler movement foley.
This library comprises 567 global ambient sound effects, featuring urban cityscapes, nature, transportation, and public spaces recorded across the USA, Brazil, India, Europe, and East Asia.
96 to 192 kHz, 24 to 32-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
This collection of sound effects features field recordings from a bat cave, including room tones, wing flutters, vocalizations, and the emergence of hundreds of bats at dusk.
This sound library features a diverse collection of ambiences and sound effects from Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula, including wildlife vocalizations, cityscapes, seasonal weather, and natural environments.
Good wildlife recording takes patience. Weeks, sometimes. Animals call when they want to, not when the recordist is ready, so a clean stag roar or a distant howl usually means long nights waiting in the cold. That's why these sound different from studio animal recordings: there's real space around them, with wind and distance doing a lot of the work. The ambiences carry the rest. A Forest at dawn and a Jungle at night make very different beds, and editors often run one under a whole scene before placing individual calls on top. Nature documentaries and open world games lean on them.