Cheetah Vocalisations

The cheetah cannot roar, unlike other big cats, but does have the following vocalizations:
Yipping - When cheetahs attempt to find each other, or a mother tries to locate her cubs, it uses a high-pitched barking called yipping. The yips made by a cheetah cub sound more like a bird chirping, and so are termed chirping.

Churring or stuttering - This vocalization is emitted by a cheetah during social meetings. A churr can be seen as a social invitation to other cheetahs, an expression of interest, uncertainty, or appeasement or during meetings with the opposite sex (although each sex churrs for different reasons).

Growling - This vocalization is often accompanied by hissing and spitting and is exhibited by the cheetah during annoyance, or when faced with danger.

Yowling - This is an escalated version of growling, usually displayed when danger worsens.

Purring - This is made when the cheetah is content, usually during pleasant social meetings (mostly between cubs and their mothers).