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Table 4 Context-specificity calls of Amur tiger cubs

From: Behavioral-psychological motivations encoded in the vocal repertoire of captive Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) cubs

Call type

Context

NVOC

BS

CC

HC

IS

PL

OH

OC

Ar-1

0.01

0

0

0.96a

0.02

0

0

1725

Ar-2

0.01

0

0.01

0.31

0.67a

0

0

1954

Chuff

0

0.06

0.88a

0.02

0.04

0

0

428

eee

0.01

0

0.03

0.05

0.88a

0

0.04

105

Er

0.01

0.01

0.05

0.44

0.49

0

0

628

Growl

0

0

0

0

0.01

0.87a

0.12

67

Haer

0

0

0

0

0.15

0.01

0.84a

126

Hiss

0

0

0

0

0.06

0.84a

0.09

211

Roar

0

0

0

0

0.79a

0.02

0.19

91

NBC

42

32

426

2556

1881

239

159

5335

  1. a The percentage of calls used in each context (values greater than 65% are indicated in bold). NVOC = total number of calls of each type recorded in all contexts; NBC = total number of calls given in each behavioral context. Contexts include BS (Suckled), CC (Conspecific-Contact), HC (Human-Contact), IS (Isolation), PL (Play), OH (Offensive-to-Human), and OC (Offensive-to-Conspecific)