How loud is a panda on a decibel scale?

Answer 1

This is a typical wrong believe that a panda has 100 dB, a jackhammer has 110 dB, and a rock band must have 120 dB. Every one seems to be content with these wrong numbers.

If there is no given distance with the measured decibel value, such numbers are really nonsense.

With doubling the distance from a sound source the decibels decrease by 6 dB.

So a panda sound can be at 12.5 m distance 110 dB. At 25 m distance 104 dB, at 50 m distance 98 dB and at 100 m distance only 92 dB.

You see how important it is to tell always the distance with the measured decibel level. Don't believe that only a specific decibel value belongs to noise source.

Answer 2

Pandas are not particularly loud animals. Their vocalizations, such as bleating, grunting, and huffing sounds, are usually around 80-90 decibels, which is similar to the noise level of a lawnmower or a vacuum cleaner.