An image of an Asian elephant, the species responsible for the recording.
This sound effect can be found on the Hanna-Barbera Lost Treasures Sound Effects Library, which was made by Sound Ideas. This sound effect was likely recorded from an Asian elephant.
Variations
- H-B ELEPHANT - BIG ELEPHANT ROAR, ANIMAL 04
- H-B ELEPHANT - BIG ELEPHANT ROAR, ANIMAL 05
- H-B ELEPHANT - BIG ELEPHANT ROAR, ANIMAL 06
- Hollywoodedge, Dinosaur Growls 4 SS015704 (included in a double pitch)
- Sound Ideas, Animals - Isolated lion roar 03
- Sound Ideas, Animals - Elephant growls angrily 04
- SoundDogs, Animals-Wild, Bears - Bear Growls Elephant Various Rept 01 18 - Bears Bears Rept-01*18 (included)
- SoundDogs, Horror - Monster Roars 16X (included in various double pitches)
- Sound Ideas, Gorilla Roars and Breaths 01 - Series of gorilla snarls, breaths and roars (included in a high pitch)
- Sound Ideas, Gorilla Roars and Breaths 02 - Series of gorilla snarls, breaths and roars (included in a high pitch)
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Used In
TV Shows
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series
- Ben 10
- Challenge of the Super Friends
- Darkwing Duck (Heard once in "The Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain" and "Negaduck".)
- Disney's House of Mouse
- Fanboy & Chum Chum (Used for Chum Chum when he roars in "The Sword in the Throne".)
- The Flintstone Comedy Show
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
- Hercules: The Animated Series (Heard in "Hercules and the Big Games" and "Hercules and the Pegasus Incident".)
- Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
- Jana of the Jungle (Heard once in "Rogue Elephant".)
- Jungle Cubs (Heard in "How the Panther Lost His Roar".)
- Kinderzoo (Used as a lion sound in "Slow and Fast", "On Safari in Africa", "Loud and Quiet", "Meat Eaters", and "Runners".)
- Laff-A-Lympics
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series (Heard once in "Retro".)
- Lost Tapes (Heard in a high pitch.)
- Mighty Ducks (Heard several times in various pitches in "Jurassic Puck".)
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (Heard once in "Curse of the Collar" and "Wrestle Maniacs")
- Regular Show
- The Ren & Stimpy Show
- The Simpsons (Heard once in "Treehouse of Horror XXVI".)
- Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (Heard at the Opening; Used for a Lion.)
- Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (Used for the lions in "Three-Ring Circus".)
- Timon & Pumbaa
- Total DramaRama (Heard frequently for the dinosaur in "Look Who's Clocking", once for an alligator in "Dial B for Birder" and once for a dragon in "Not for the Paint of Heart".)
- The Wuzzles (Used for the Gorantula in "Bumblelion and the Terrified Forest".)
TV Specials
- The Christmas Tree (1991) (Slightly low pitched; inaccurately used for a bear.)
- A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court (1978)
- Mowgli's Brothers (1976)
- The White Seal (1975)
Movies
- Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
- Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone (2005)
- Journey Back to Oz (1972)
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) (Used for the crocodiles.)
- Jungle Shuffle (2014)
- Mickey's House of Villains (2002) (Used for Beast when he roars at Donald.)
- Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP (2017)
- Son of Kong (1933) (debut)
- Wizards (1977)
Shorts
Documentaries
Video Games
Arcade:
- Dino Rex (Used for Tyrannosaurus.)
- Primal Rage (Used for Sauron.)
Other:
- Eternal Champions (Low pitched used for a dinosaur which eats the opponent when its defeated in the "Great Rift Valley" stage; Only heard in the Sega Genesis version.)
- MagiQuest
- Star Fox Adventures
Commercials
- Fruity Pebbles: Teacher (Commercials) (Oddly enough, this was used twice for a worm.)
- Furniture Warehouse - Mammooth Saveengs
- Vogler Ford - Crushing Prices (2019)
Trailers
- Journey Back to Oz (1972) (Trailers)
YouTube Videos
- Gojirasteve 2019
- Kasey Leitch NEXT GEN
- Lost Utopia Films (Heard once in a high pitch in "The Gryphon (Godzilla Found Footage)" along with ANIMAL, ROAR - COMPLEX, HEAVY CRY.)
Anime
- Dinosaur King (Low pitched used for Saltasaurus.)
Image Gallery
Audio Samples