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Monkey Sounds

Hear how different monkeys sound: Lar Gibbon, Black capuchin, Southern Brown Howler Monkey, North Bornean Gray Gibbon and more. Play, loop or download each recording.

7 sounds · free MP3 download · free to use

Monkey Sounds

  1. Hall of the monkeys of the menagerie of Paris

    The hall of the monkeys and felines of the menagerie (zoo) garden of plants of Paris.

    CC0 1.0 · BigSoundBank

    1:21MP3

  2. Lar Gibbon

    Hylobates lar, recorded in Phetchaburi, TH, 2022.

    CC BY 4.0 · Credit: Sevin Dee, CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

    0:44MP3

  3. Black capuchin

    Sapajus nigritus, recorded in Rio de Janeiro, BR, 2009.

    CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

    1:03MP3

  4. Southern Brown Howler Monkey

    Alouatta guariba clamitans, recorded in Blumenau - SC, Brasil, 2023.

    CC BY 4.0 · Credit: Júlio Castellain, CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

    0:26MP3

  5. North Bornean Gray Gibbon

    Hylobates funereus, recorded in Sabah, MY, 2023.

    CC BY 4.0 · Credit: JJ Jackson, CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

    0:29MP3

  6. Mantled Howler Monkey

    Alouatta palliata, recorded in San Ramón, Costa Rica, 2023.

    CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

    0:37MP3

  7. Yucatán Black Howler Monkey

    Alouatta pigra, recorded in Belize, 2024.

    CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

    1:13MP3

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Questions

Can I use these monkey sounds in a YouTube video or a paid project?

Yes. Every clip here is CC0, public domain or CC BY, and all of those allow use in monetised videos, podcasts, games, apps and client work, with no fee and no need to ask.

Do I need to give credit for these monkey sounds?

Only for three of the seven clips, the ones marked CC BY 4.0. Put the credit line in your description or end credits, for example "Lar Gibbon, Sevin Dee, CC BY 4.0", "Southern Brown Howler Monkey, Júlio Castellain, CC BY 4.0" and "North Bornean Gray Gibbon, JJ Jackson, CC BY 4.0". The other four need no credit.

Do all monkeys sound the same?

No. Each species has its own calls, which is why this page has six of them: Lar Gibbon, Black capuchin, Southern Brown Howler Monkey, North Bornean Gray Gibbon, Mantled Howler Monkey and Yucatán Black Howler Monkey. If you are trying to name one you heard, start with the species found near you.

Do these sound like American monkey sounds?

Not all of them. One is a European recording ("Hall of the monkeys of the menagerie of Paris") and the description says where, so check it if your scene is set in the US.