A bark is a sound most commonly produced by dogs.
Other animals that make this noise include wolves,[1] coyotes, foxes, seals and barking owls.
Woof is the most common onomatopoeia in the English language for this sound, especially for large dogs.
"Bark" is also a verb that describes the sound of canids.
University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers define a bark as a short vocalization.
