In a Playback Experiment in Which Female Baboons Listened to a Recording

question 16

Multiple Choice

In a playback experiment in which female baboons listened to a recording of a female's grunt followed by another female's submissive fear barks,

• A) females responded more strongly when they heard a higher-ranking female responding submissively to a lower-ranking female's grunt.
• B) females responded more strongly when they heard high-ranking females in conflict with each other.
• C) females reacted to each vocalization regardless of the rank of those making the call.
• D) females only reacted to the vocalizations of female kin.

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