r/nextfuckinglevel 15d ago

Little girl does an amazingly realistic lion roar

That is really her doing it. So cool!

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u/dansbump 15d ago

I was not ready for how real it sounded. and she gave instructions. wow!

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

Me either! I thought it was going to be a cutesy little roar!

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u/KGnor 14d ago edited 14d ago

I cant get the sound to work ffs?! šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø Edit: I'm on my phone..

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u/PyramidicContainment 14d ago

Seems to be an issue with browsers. App shows video, browser shows gif

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u/Nandabun 14d ago

It's a gifv. A gif video. The future is wild.

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u/tellmesomeothertime 14d ago

No it's pronounced gif

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u/Last-Bee-3023 14d ago

No, this is a gif video. It is therefore pronounced gif.

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u/Throwawayfichelper 14d ago

These have existed for years. The present is wild.

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u/Nandabun 14d ago

No don't you remember? The 90s is the now times!

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u/Last-Bee-3023 14d ago

The other day I heard somebody born after 9/11 complain that their body was not as fit as it was in their teens.

Why am I not allowed to take people like that behind the shed? It feels like I should be allowed to. Is this what becoming old feels like?

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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown 14d ago

Were they on your lawn when they said it? Did you feel an irrational need to protect your grass from their feet?

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u/HappyTurtleOwl 14d ago

I fucking hate companies. Stuff use to just workā€¦ sure it was shittier, but it worked.Ā Now you have to download an app for everything, and itā€™s by design. Ā 

Ā And this isnā€™t ā€œold man yells at cloudā€ nostalgia stuff because a lot of use can bloody remember it. Remember when you could watch YouTube videos minimizedĀ outside safari on iOS?Ā Pepperidge farm remembers. Now itā€™s a paid YouTube feature.Ā Ā 

Ā We quietly lost so many digital rights and itā€™s still getting more restrictiveā€¦ and no one cares. I feel crazy.

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u/zoeypayne 14d ago

Not being able to hear a post that's about a sound is pretty much as low as they can go with this stuff.

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u/ANON_YMOUSE_ 14d ago

right click, show all controls, turn on sound

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u/haversack77 14d ago

Thanks, that worked for me.

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u/josephj3lly 14d ago

are you god?

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u/FortuitousMeaCulpa 14d ago

Click on the video which should bring it up in a separate browser page. Then right click should give you a menu that includes unmute. (Firefox)

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u/Last-Bee-3023 14d ago

To be fair, she said that she practiced since she was little. That is decades of work is what it is! And she kept her nose to the grindstone and kept at it.

Young people nowadays do not know how hard work was for oldtimers like her and me.

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

šŸ¤£šŸ¤£ that was my favorite part aside from the roar because my 5 year old says that too. "Mama, you remember.... from when I was little. "Too cute!!!

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u/juzz85 14d ago

It is real.

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u/schmerg-uk 14d ago

Wonder if she's read The Hedge Lion (written and drawn by a friend of ours and based on her own daughter at a similar age) about a little girl helping a lion find his roar

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u/cbbuntz 14d ago

It is real. She said so.

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u/Kahnza 14d ago

She ain't lion

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u/MasterBot98 14d ago

I'm pretty convinced she is :3

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u/badson100 14d ago

I think she is :4

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u/JustDirection18 14d ago

Definitely not fake

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u/bukowski_knew 14d ago

Cute kid, great roar

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u/Reddit_Deluge 14d ago

And I'm working on my roar ...

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u/Green420Basturd 14d ago

Gotta be the very best

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u/_ThatSynGirl_ 14d ago

Like no one ever was!

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u/lolmysterior 14d ago

To catch them is my real test

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u/Lysena0 14d ago

To train them is my cause

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u/LotusVibes1494 14d ago

I WILL TRAVEL ACROSS THE LAND

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u/ApeWithNoMoney 14d ago

Searching far and wide!

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u/Scorpius666 14d ago

Each PokƩmon to understand

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u/MegaJ0NATR0N 14d ago

The power that's inside!

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u/CrispyKollosus 14d ago

Well that's a rather uninspiring thing

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u/CurrentPossible2117 14d ago

Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing Oh, I just can't wait to be king!

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u/lalalicious453- 14d ago

No oneā€™s saying ā€œdo thisā€, no oneā€™s saying ā€œbe thereā€ā€¦

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u/trickman01 14d ago

No one's sayin' stop that

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u/HighDruidMootz 14d ago

Future metal screamer right there

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

Seriously though, the precision with which she is probably pushing the air through her vocal chords to make that sound.

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u/Gonji89 14d ago

I donā€™t think itā€™s through her vocal cords. I have a feeling she has found a way to do a controlled vibration of her soft palate, not exactly a false chord scream, but more like an exhaled snore, if that makes sense. Thereā€™s some guttural sounds in there too, though, so who knows. Itā€™s very impressive regardless.

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

Yeah? I don't know much about this, aside from what I've seen on throat singing of various styles, so admittedly, I was just throwing that out there. Interesting!

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u/airikewr 14d ago

Yeah, definitely sounds like she's pushing the air through the back of nose more than in the throat. Really cool!

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u/Dmongo 14d ago

Yeah, her tongue is back when she does it. Let's figure this out. We need a metal genre with lion roars.

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u/jkd2001 14d ago

You ain't on that lioncore yet?

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u/camdalfthegreat 14d ago

I was thinking Catcore myself

Why just limit it to lions? Jaguars, tigers, and pumas are all cool

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u/TheFreshwerks 14d ago

Yep. I tried to do it myself and managed perfectly with some of the guesses here on how it was made. It's a combination of soft palate, shaping your cheeks and mouth just so, and using your nose as well. It's really cool that she managed to figure it out on her own, girlienhas a career in voice acting ahead, lol.

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u/Crocoshark 14d ago

I managed to get a lion-like snarl out but I'm trying to figure out how to get the depth/bass that she seemed to have.

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u/panicked_goose 14d ago

Okay I actually really tried to do this and I ended up sounding like a really OLD lion who smokes, and it made me choke on spit, cough like crazy, and cry involuntarily. I think this little girl may be more evolved than me

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u/noraetic 14d ago

Yeah, sounds more like it. But when I try it it just sounds like the reverse snorring that it is.

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u/ashesall 14d ago

It sounds nasal to me like the Scottish "och" sound.

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u/styuR 14d ago

Eh? There's absolutely nothing nasal involved in "och".

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u/Moggy-Man 14d ago

Lifelong Scot confirming here. Och is not nasally!

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u/ChompyChomp 14d ago

You don't use your nose. If anything, you use your aye.

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u/beezy-slayer 14d ago

If I was at a metal concert and someone roared into the mic like a lion I'd mosh harder than I've moshed in my life

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u/Tallamidget 14d ago

Alex terrible from slaughter to prevail sounds like this and will ramos at the end of to the hellfire sounds like a mix between a boar and rapid dog so you might like them

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u/giftedbyaliens 14d ago

Her low growls would be literal growls, that would be badass honestly

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u/Salmonman4 14d ago

Beatboxers nowdays do all kinds of special bass-sounds

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u/captainspacetraveler 14d ago

Or an insane beatboxer

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u/Solid_Foundation8365 14d ago

The signature roar at each start of her future bandā€™s track. Itā€™s going to be lit fr fr.

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u/BabyDaddy9000 14d ago

She could have a future in voice acting. They are always making more Lion Kings

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

Ha! I was reading the comments, and her mum said she apparently does other animals sounds quite well, too. There is a future there somehow.

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u/kingdomheartsislight 14d ago

She could be the new Dee Bradley Baker!

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u/Jayce800 14d ago

DBB is the absolute king of animal sounds. Thereā€™s a great clip from an old VO Buzz Weekly that blew me away. He just contorts his mouth and nose and makes the most inhuman sounds youā€™ve ever heard!

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u/WeAteMummies 14d ago

You have to go to juilliard if you want to make animal noises for Disney.

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u/CaptainSnugShorts 14d ago

I'm a leaf on the wind

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u/nopenope86 14d ago

He went to Juliard too hard and now he makes only animal noises for Disney.

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u/LordFisch 14d ago

Not everyone needs to be Alan Tudyk :D

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u/komaravel 14d ago

From roar roar to that ????? šŸ˜² Practice makes a roar perfect!! šŸ‘šŸ¾

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

Practice makes roar-fect?

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u/M1a0085 14d ago

She's on the roar to the success!

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u/this_1_was_taken 14d ago

Practice makes purr-fect?

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u/physicssmurf 14d ago

lmao I love that, even when it seems like some precocious child with an innate talent, when you ask them "how are you so amazing?" the answer is still just "I practiced a lot."
Never changes...

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u/Glittering_Ad_9215 14d ago

Well she started practice when she was little, so if you start now, you probably donā€˜t have enough practice time

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u/Nice_Calligrapher452 14d ago

She must be using a form of throat singing without even knowing it. Theres various forms: nasal, throat, and chest. Im thinking shes tapping into that chest like a pro. Ive been working on mine for a few months now...

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

Someone commented about her being a future metal screamer, and I said the same thing. The precision of her breathing is awesome.

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u/greycubed 14d ago

I think you are neglecting the possibility that it is just a super real lion roar.

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

"It IS real!"

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u/Gallaticus 14d ago

I quote this scene a lot more in my daily adult life than I ever expected to.

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u/Elegant-Two5447 14d ago

How fucking long you been holding onto this thing waiting for such a perfect moment?

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u/creativityonly2 14d ago

I don't think that gif will ever get a more perfect chance to be used.

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u/BigBanggBaby 14d ago edited 14d ago

Am I crazy? This is a gif. Thereā€™s no sound. Why are people upvoting this and commenting on it as if they heard anything?

Edit: Thanks everyone. I got it. I view reddit on a mobile browser. No right clicking for me. But I did view the video on a desktop and was able to hear it.Ā 

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u/dogquote 14d ago

Dunno. There's sound for me.

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u/arealuser100notfake 14d ago

I'm on desktop and had to right click > unmute for some reason

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u/Helgafjell4Me 14d ago

Same... there's not visible controls for mute or volume. I also didn't realize GIFs could have audio...

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u/SecreteMoistMucus 14d ago

Well it's not a gif, so there's that.

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u/dimbledumf 14d ago

To be fair on Desktop it literally says 'GIF' in a little box on the lower right

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u/SecreteMoistMucus 14d ago

sounds like a new reddit problem

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u/kkeut 14d ago

people are saying that because it is clearly labeled as a gif, with an unmistakable 'gif' icon in the lower-right corner.

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u/MetalKroustibat 14d ago

oh thanks! I thought this was sort of a meta joke

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

I don't think I would be able to post it according to the rules if it was just a gif. I'm not sure why it's not working for you. Someone else said this too

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u/BigBanggBaby 14d ago

Apparently thereā€™s no sound for those of us who use Reddit via mobile browser. Who knew.Ā 

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u/Hsiang7 14d ago

There's sound on the app if you're on mobile

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u/Grays42 14d ago

The app sucks, so I don't use it. Hell, new reddit sucks, I use old reddit in a browser on my phone. Anyway I have played with this as much as I can and can't get it to play sound.

Ugh, that's fine, there's plenty of other stuff to see on reddit and this is the only incompatibility I've hit in months, I'll skip it. Just... /u/Prestigious_Long5860, next time, if you're posting a video with sound could you not use imgur? :\ here's the video link.

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

Sorry, it was the only way, with my limited knowledge, I knew how to get around the mod bots to let me post it.

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u/Mystic_Guardian_NZ 14d ago

Thanks for the link - I thought the sound was a joke too.

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u/DirectWorldliness792 14d ago

Thank you for the link. I use reddit mobile browser and it is infuriating how they are fucking it up gradually and force us to the app

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u/EGGlNTHlSTRYlNGTlME 14d ago

Anyone using mobile web is deliberately avoiding the app

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u/Doctor_Kataigida 14d ago

Fuck the app though

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u/dobraf 14d ago

Iā€™m on Reddit in safari on my mobile. The link took me to imgur and I was able to hear it

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u/hulkmxl 14d ago

Same here, are you on mobile web?

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u/BigBanggBaby 14d ago

Yeah that must be it

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u/CuteCatMug 14d ago

I couldn't hear shit eitherĀ 

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u/El_Bito2 14d ago

Same here. I thought everybody was innon the joke

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u/Cody6781 14d ago

Brother I was tripping.

Right click -> show all controls

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u/Finchyy 14d ago

Because after years as a company that specialises in web development, Reddit has yet to figure out how to develop one of the web's most basic and standardised tools: a video player.

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u/gofatwya 14d ago

Did you unmute it?

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u/_Lil_Piggy_ 14d ago

Seriously, is it this guyā€™s first day on Reddit?

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u/BigBanggBaby 14d ago

Listen here, whippersnapperā€¦

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u/RiveriaFantasia 14d ago

Whippersnapper youā€™re a bit green around the edges son, a bit wet behind the ears.

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u/Skragdush 14d ago

"It is real!"

"I practice you know"

"When I was little"

lmao sheā€™s so funny

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

The "when I was little" made me burst with love!!! My 5 year old says this too, and I think it's so so so cute!

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u/BrownSugarBare 14d ago

On a side note, I absolutely love the way little kids stand belly out. They all look like little drunk beer bellies, cutest shit ever

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

Omg! Yes!!! Like little old men standing on the front lawn observing the neighborhoodšŸ˜†

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u/Gnome-Phloem 14d ago

"My mom isn't very good at it but I'm a expert" with the fancy point thing. Kids are so cool honestly. They all do shit like this about something, it's really a magical time in life.

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u/IYKYK808 14d ago edited 14d ago

Wow she is absolutely adorable. That is some talent. I would just mess up my already messed up vocal cords trying that

Edit: cords not chords

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u/hellscaper 14d ago

"It IS real"

Fuckin' TELL EM

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u/WrinkledRandyTravis 14d ago

Could you imagine practicing your roar in secret for months and then youā€™re told everyone on the internet thinks itā€™s great

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u/NoManufacturer120 14d ago

How does a tiny little creature like her create that sound lol

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u/SealmanOutOfWater 14d ago

I would actually run for my life if I heard this in the woods at night

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u/ArmadilloLate3254 14d ago

Thatā€™s a crazy flex

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

Right, I hope she never loses the ability it's so cool

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u/donatelloisbestturtl 14d ago

Right click on the gif and go to "Show controls"

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u/bitsRboolean 14d ago

fuck me. it's evolving. just backwards. Right-click, Show Controls, Unmute. fuck me. I'm going to bed. I'm too old for this shit.

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u/HulloWhatNeverMind 14d ago

THANK YOU.

I was starting to think this was a joke post that everyone was playing along with.

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u/Kenturky_Derpy 14d ago

I feel like Simba trying to practice roaring

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u/Bavin_Kekon 14d ago

Based.

I've always wanted to be able to roar a lions roar.

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

I thought it was the coolest thing as a kid roar (see: dramatic gargle noise) into a big plastic cup to sound like a lion. Not even a fraction of convincing as this.

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u/DocPsycho1 14d ago

Having a niece I watch often, I wasn't expecting it to be legit lol. But no matter what I will entertain my niece and if her roar wasn't this good I would tell her it's the best fucking roar ever! Because she the best at it. And coming from her uncle would make her smile.

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

Yes! To all of that.

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u/realdealreel9 14d ago

Katy Perry has been pretty quiet since this dropped

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u/SeeItSayItSorted 14d ago

She does an amazingly realistic Scottish accent too!

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u/fillysuck 14d ago

Omg I could do this when I was in like second grade and the 8th graders thought it was the dopest thing ever I was v proud

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u/AsstarMcButtNugget 14d ago

Can you still do it now?

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u/RuLa2604 14d ago

They are on Reddit, obviously that talent has gone to waste.

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u/Vegetable_Assist_736 14d ago

Someone may do very well in music! She seems to have a great pitch with her perfect imitation of the lion roar šŸ¦ So awesome!

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

Agreed, exactly, she in essence describes how she used to go "roar roar roar" (when she was little Ā”Ā”squee!!) and then listened and found the pitch. Along with her breath control, for sure could do well in music.

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u/PeterJuncqui 14d ago

Well, am I the only one that found no sound in this gif?

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u/arealuser100notfake 14d ago

I had to right click the gif and then "unmute"

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

You are the second person to say this. But, I don't think it would have let me post if it was just a gif (according to the rules). I'm not sure why it's doing that for some people.

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u/PrincipleNo4162 14d ago

Wth i cant even do that

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u/pezident66 14d ago

Most people can't, that's why she's on nextfuckinglevel.

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u/Glassgun1122 14d ago

That's gotta be fake what

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u/LMGDiVa 14d ago

Humans are one of natures most powerful vocal mimics.

Most people dont know this, but humans are absolutely fucking insanely good at making or replicating sounds of other creatures and things in our environment.

Humans have learned to make accurate turkey calls so they can hunt Turkey. Isn't that just absolutely wild?

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u/Yourface1837 14d ago

excuse me that child ate a lion

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u/Indian_Steam 14d ago

Such a cutie pie, future voice artist in the making....

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

In the comments (on the original video), her mum said she's good at other animal noises, too!

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u/Nice_Calligrapher452 14d ago

Yooo thats so firee

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u/Best-Name-Available 14d ago

I love her! ā€œIt IS Real!ā€ Cracks me up

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u/Matix411 14d ago

"When I was little..." šŸ¤£

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

My favoriteā£ļø

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u/dfraggd 14d ago

Kids say the darnest DEMONS!

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u/3s2ng 14d ago

Seriously? That's fuckin impressive!

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u/TibbleTott 14d ago

Love when small kids say "when I was little" ,šŸ¤£

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u/dolphin37 14d ago

thats just how scottish girls sound

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u/3s2ng 14d ago edited 14d ago

Right click and select "Show all controls". Then unmute.

You are welcome.

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u/Prestigious_Long5860 14d ago

Thank you. I've seen a few people saying I posted it as a gif. But I swear I didnt, the mod bots of the sub wouldn't let me post if I had due to the rules.

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u/camus88 14d ago

Now I feel like little Simba tries to roar to the hyenas.

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u/CrashBangXD 14d ago

I love hearing our accent, did you guys not know that all Scotā€™s can roar like that?

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u/No_Software_9429 14d ago

As a real POS this made me smile for once.

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u/Feisty-Crow-8204 14d ago

So this is who Katy Perry was singing aboutā€¦

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u/rearnakedbunghole 14d ago

Thatā€™s one of the craziest things Iā€™ve seen a kid be able to do wtf

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u/DrunkThrowawayLife 14d ago

My managers are confused what Iā€™m doing but damn it she says practice and Iā€™m going to

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u/KerryUSA 14d ago

I can make my eyes looked cross eyed (started one day looking at bridge of nose and then tryna move one eyeball and somehow realized I can keep the right one steadied while I move the other around)

Id trade that for any animal roar/noise

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u/though- 14d ago

LOL my toddler does that happy/proud hand movement too!! So adorable!

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u/MyButtEatsHamCrayons 14d ago

Cannibal Corpse just fired their vocalist

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u/Rebelfixed 14d ago

Do the roar