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Table 5 Signal-specificity call of Amur tiger cubs

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

Context

Call type

NBC

Ar-1

Ar-2

Chuff

eee

Er

Growl

Haer

Hiss

Roar

BS

0.50

0.31

0

0.02

0.17

0

0

0

0

42

CC

0

0.06

0.81a

0

0.13

0

0

0

0

32

HC

0

0.03

0.88 a

0.01

0.07

0

0

0

0

426

IS

0.65 a

0.24

0

0

0.11

0

0

0

0

2556

PL

0.02

0.70 a

0.01

0.05

0.16

0

0.01

0.01

0.04

1881

OH

0

0

0

0

0

0.24

0

0.74 a

0.01

239

OC

0.01

0.02

0

0.03

0

0.05

0.67 a

0.13

0.11

159

NVOC

1725

1954

428

105

628

67

126

211

91

5335

  1. aThe percentage of nine call types given 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)