Ilearned something about eagles a short time ago. You see them a lot on car commercials, when the company wants to sell power or patriotism. The car zooms buy, probably on a majestic curve at high speeds, and then an eagle soars overhead, and you hear the majestic cry of the symbol of our nation.

The only problem is that the bird cry we hear is that of a hawk, not of an eagle. Hawks sound more like powerful predators to our ears, so all the voiceovers swap in a hawk sound. Eagles sound like most other birds — they have this high pitched, but cute range of sounds. They even make a noise that, to my ear, sounds almost like the laugh of a hyena. Cute, sure, but not powerful.

I totally get why companies would swap out the sounds to sell more cars; power and patriotism are strong motivators f

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