I was lying awake at 3.30am the other night (jet lag) and heard this very loud high pitched squealing/squeaking noise coming from an animal which sounded like it was running up and down the road.
I didn't get out of bed to look out of the window as I didn't want to disturb my husband, but am intrigued as to what it could have been. I live in a suburban street.
Any ideas?
Lesley
RE: Strange animal noise
Hi Aromababe,
When I read your post I remembered months back hearing something just like you did very late at night, a high pitched squealing noise and I was convinced an animal was outside suffering some horrible fate( I live in a very quiet area too) When I quickly got dressed and went to investigate I found that the 'animal' was in fact a lad on a squeaky bike!![sm=nuts.gif]
I'm not suggesting for one minute that the sound you heard wasn't an animal it just bought back that memory for me. Unfortunately I don't have any idea what could make a noise like that, hope someone else can help solve your mystery
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RE: Strange animal noise
Rabbits make a high 'whistle' sound when they are distressed or injured. 🙁
RE: Strange animal noise
I'd say it was a rabbit... not nice to hear at all.
Lorraine
RE: Strange animal noise
Well, it was definitely more of a squealing noise than a whistle and I've never seen rabbits around here (no fields in the immediate vicinity). I wondered whether it could have been a baby fox. Do badgers make a noise?
Lesley