What Did Dinosaurs Really Sound Like?

The video explores the sounds of dinosaurs, contrasting the iconic roars in movies with scientific hypotheses based on their closest living relatives, birds and crocodilians. It discusses the challenges of fossilizing vocal organs and suggests that dinosaurs might have made hissing or low-pitched sounds similar to those of modern birds and crocodiles. The video concludes by thanking patrons for their support.

What was used to create the iconic dinosaur roar in movies?

• A baby elephant's recording

• A lion's roar

• A tiger's growl

• A whale's song

Which of the following animals have larynxes?

• Dinosaurs

• Fish

• Crocodilians

• Birds

Why is it difficult to know the exact sounds dinosaurs made?

• Their fossils are too small

• They were silent creatures

• They lived underwater

• Their vocal organs were made of soft tissues that rarely fossilize

What is a common sound both birds and crocodilians make that might have been present in dinosaurs?

• Chirping

• Roaring

• Hissing

• Singing

How is a closed-mouth vocalization typically produced?

• By clapping beaks

• By vibrating vocal cords

• By stomping feet

• By pushing air through a pouch in the trachea or esophagus