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The
ring-tailed lemur has a complex array of distinct
vocalizations used to maintain group cohesion during foraging and alert group members to the presence of a predator. The tables below detail calls documented in the wild and studied at the
Duke Lemur Center.[1]
May serve to inform a raptor that it has been seen, and/or may discourage pursuit by intimidation, as well as to broadcast widely that a low-flying raptor has been detected
A "location marker" reserved for a limited number of contexts of very high arousal; also appears to serve as a cue that aids in the synchronization of yaps
Serves both as an affiliative and distress vocalization in eliciting prompt retrieval by the mother
References
^Macedonia, Joseph M. (1993). "The vocal repertoire of the ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta)". Folia Primatologica. 61 (4): 186–217.
doi:
10.1159/000156749.
PMID7959437.
This article includes inline links to audio files. If you have trouble playing the files, see
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The
ring-tailed lemur has a complex array of distinct
vocalizations used to maintain group cohesion during foraging and alert group members to the presence of a predator. The tables below detail calls documented in the wild and studied at the
Duke Lemur Center.[1]
May serve to inform a raptor that it has been seen, and/or may discourage pursuit by intimidation, as well as to broadcast widely that a low-flying raptor has been detected
A "location marker" reserved for a limited number of contexts of very high arousal; also appears to serve as a cue that aids in the synchronization of yaps
Serves both as an affiliative and distress vocalization in eliciting prompt retrieval by the mother
References
^Macedonia, Joseph M. (1993). "The vocal repertoire of the ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta)". Folia Primatologica. 61 (4): 186–217.
doi:
10.1159/000156749.
PMID7959437.