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Could the sounds I'm hearing in Kanchanaburi really be bugs or something else?

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September 12, 2022
2 years ago
Jake *******
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I was out walking my dog in a field in Kanchanaburi at night and I thought I heard a kitten meowing. I looked everywhere but couldn't find it despite the fact that I continued to hear it. Now I'm hearing it everywhere and I'm wondering, could it be a bug? Are there any bugs that meow??
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A person in Kanchanaburi is hearing sounds resembling a kitten meowing while walking their dog at night and wonders if it could be a bug. Several comments provide various interpretations including the potential of local wildlife such as monitor lizards and birds producing similar sounds, while some humorous remarks suggest alternatives like hallucinations or misinterpretation of noises. The conversation highlights the unique sounds of nature in Thailand.
Stuart ******
Or might just be cats on roofs
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Stuart ******
Might be the 5G towers
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Jean-francois *******
Moking birds
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Siddhartha *********
Hallucination?
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Christian **********
Maybe your shoes do that sound each step? Or your knee? 😁
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Nick ****************
There are birds that meow or screech. I hear them

In Loei. Also there is one that sounds like a newborn baby.
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Sharon ******
There’s also a bird here that sounds like a kitten
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Deanna *******
I'm a cat person and heard what I swore was a kitten! I tracked the sound through a swamp (in flip flops), and found it was a medium sized monitor lizard. Lol. Scared me to death.

Apparently, they sound exactly like kittens!! Mating call perhaps?
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Alain ***********
I have an almost similar condition.

Each time I'm in Thailand I see pussies everywhere.
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Susan *********
@Alain **********
 pathetic response…
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Alain ***********
@Susan ********
 in your judgemental eyes, very certainly. But at least I'm having fun every day. Whereas you and the other moron have probably forgotten what it's like, as you seem busy being constantly indignant.
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@Alain **********
 didn’t know children were posting here
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@Sheen *******
 didn't know some people were born old but I'm learning every day
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Olivier ************
meowsquito
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Nick ************
Trust me. There are bugs that do everything in Thailand.
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@Nick ***********
 I have had a few cockroaches fly at my face when I try to kill them. They are so fast.
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Dallas ******
This haunting of cat on man goes back to Kathmandu
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Terry ********
You have tinnitus...🙃.
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Dan *******
Elephant in kill mode
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Terry ********
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 They creep up on you on tip toe pretending to be kittens...😂
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Martin *********
Probably a catfish
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Bä ****
Water Buffalo is probably sick, grandma needs $500 to fix it
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Dave ****
a cat-a-pillar
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Jim ********
My dad heard a cat meowing when he was close to dying. You should go to the hospital and get checked up. See if there is anything wrong. P.S. But since that province has a lot of ghosts, it could just be the ghost of a dead cat. Either way, get a physical.
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Todd ***********
Google Catbird
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Don *******
That cannabis law not good for everybody 😂
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Dave *******
Maybe your dog ate a cat?
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Anne *******
There is a bird that meows.
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Bä ****
Are you on “YaBa” by chance?
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Paul *******
If it’s moo mooing, it could be an elephant, I’m no expert.
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Av **********
If it is a hiss then it could be a snake
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