Symbols of Animals

Symbols of Animals

This is a list of the Symbols of Animals.

Animal	Attributes
ant	frugality and prevision
ape	uncleanness
ass	stupidity
bantam cock	pluckiness, priggishness
bat	blindness
bear	ill-temper, uncouthness
bee	industry
beetle	blindness
bull	strength, straight-forwardness
bull-dog	pertinacity
butterfly	sportiveness, living in pleasure
cat	deceit
calf	lumpishness, cowardice
cicada	poetry
cock	vigilance, overbearing insolence
crow	longevity
crocodile	hypocrisy
cuckoo	cuckoldom
dog	fidelity, dirty habits
dove	innocence, harmlessness
duck	deceit
canard (french)	a hoax
eagle	majesty, inspiration
elephant	sagacity, ponderosity
fly	feebleness, insignificance
fox	cunning, artifice
frog and toad	inspiration
goat	lasciviousness
goose	conceit, folly
gull	gullibility
grasshopper	old age
hare	timidity
hawk	rapacity, penetration
hen	maternal care
horse	speed, grace
jackdaw	vain assumption, empty conceit
jay	senseless chatter
kitten	playfulness
lamb	innocence, sacrifice
lark	cheerfulness
lion	noble courage
lynx	suspicious vigilance
magpie	garrulity
mole	blindness, obstinacy
monkey	tricks
mule	obstinacy
nightingale	forlornness
ostrich	stupidity
ox	patience, strength
owl	wisdom
parrot	mocking verbosity
peacock	pride
pigeon	cowardice (pigeon-livered)
pig	obstinacy, dirtiness
puppy	empty-headed conceit
rabbit	fecundity
raven	ill luck
robin red-breast	confiding trust
serpent	wisdom
sheep	silliness, timidity
stag	cuckoldom
swallow	a sunshine friend
swan	grace
swine	filthiness, greed
tiger	ferocity
tortoise	chastity
turkey-cock	official insolence
turtle-dove	conjugal fidelity
vulture	rapine
wolf	cruelty, savage ferocity, and rapine
worm	cringing

Cries of Animals

Cries of Animals

This is a list of names for the Cries of Animals and Birds.

Animal	Cry
Apes	gibber
asses	bray
bees	hum
beetles	drone
bears	growl
bitterns	boom
blackbirds	whistle
blackcaps	we speak of the“chick-chick” of the blackcap
bulls	bellow
canaries	sing or quaver
cats	mew, purr, swear, and caterwaul
calves	bleat and blear
chaffinches	chirp or pink
chickens	pip
cicadæ	sing
cocks	crow
cows	moo or low
crows	caw
cuckoos	cry, cuckoo
deer	bell
dogs	bark, bay, howl, and yelp
doves	coo
ducks	quack
eagles	scream
falcons	chant
flies	buzz
foxes	bark and yelp
frogs	croak
geese	cackle and hiss
goldfinch	we speak of the “merry twinkle” of the female
grasshoppers	chirp and pitter
grouse	we speak of the “drumming” of the grouse
guineafowls	cry “come back”
guineapigs	squeak
hares	squeak
hawks	scream
hens	cackle and cluck
horses	neigh and whinny
hyenas	laugh
jays	chatter
kittens	mew
lambs	baa and bleat
larks	sing
linnets	chuckle in their call
lions	roar
magpies	chatter
mice	squeak and squeal
monkeys	chatter and gibber
nightingales	pipe and warble—we also speak of its “jug-jug”
owls	hoot and screech
oxen	low and bellow
parrots	talk
peacocks	scream
peewits	cry “pee-wit”
pigeons	coo
pigs	grunt, squeak, and squeal
ravens	croak
redstarts	whistle
rooks	caw
screech-owls	screech or shriek
sheep	baa or bleat
snakes	hiss
sparrows	chirp or yelp
stags	bellow and call
swallows	twitter
swans	cry—we also speak of the “bombilation” of the swan
thrushes	whistle
tigers	growl
tits	we speak of the “twittwit” of the bottle-tit
turkey-cocks	gobble
vultures	scream
whitethroats	chirr
wolves	howl