Chimpanzee Vocal Communication

michael wilson

Food calls

Chimpanzees make a variety of grunts and barks when they feed on tasty foods. Here are two calls from Imoso, the highest-ranking male: a soft grunt
and a high-pitched bark-like call .

SummaryPant-hootsPant-grunts and pant-barksScreams, whimpers and other calls


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