yet more fun facts

Today I've been discussing with my coworkers what Russian animals say.

Cats and cows are easy enough- they also say "Мяу (Meow)" and "Му (Moo)."

Dogs say "Гаф," or "Gaf." "Gaf gaf!"

Pigs say "Хрю-хрю," or... uhh... that's not easy to transliterate. "Hryoo-hryoo" is the closest I can come up with. Apparently they even sometimes call a pig a "Хрючик (hryoochik)."

Roosters say "Ку-ка-ре-ку," or "Koo-kah-reh-koo." Trying to explain "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" to my friends was not easy. :)

Last but not least, horses say "И-го-го," or "Ee-goh-goh." As in "Eeeeee!gohgoh." I never understood where the spelling of "Neigh" came from, but "neeeeeiiiiigh" makes more sense to me than "eeeeeeeegohgoh."

I wonder if Mr. Ed was ever dubbed into Russian?

If you speak "animal" in any other languages, share the love!