A short (1.5-3 seconds in duration) loud, Open-Mouthed, highly modulated, and acoustically noisy ‘wooooaaaarrrrr' or ‘barooo' sounding rumble by an infant, calf, or, on occasion, juvenile that carries a protesting, or whining tone. This call tends to be produced when an infant or calf is comforted by a family member after suffering some ‘injustice’ (e.g. have been pushed, kicked, tusked, denied access to the breast) or after experiencing something frightening or distressing. We refer to this call as a Baroo-Rumble.
This behavior occurs in the following context(s): Calf Reassurance & Protection, Protest & Distress
Baroo-Rumble
Context: Calf Reassurance & Protection (1)
A female calf in Big Mama's family is separated from her mother. As she approaches her mother an adolescent female in the foreground touches her Trunk-to-Mouth while Head-Raising and Ear-Lifting while another adolescent female touches her Trunk-to-Mouth behind this one. She cries out with a Baroo-Rumble and as she is touched. She goes to the second adolescent female and Comfort-Suckles. The young females likely give Coo-Rumbles but we cannot hear them due to the wind. The calf's mother is the female in the left foreground eating a branch. (Maasai Mara, Kenya)
Elettra, aged four, is separated from her mother, Ella. Her aunt, Echo, touches her and Coo-Rumbles to her to reassure her. Elettra respond with a complaining tone Baroo-Rumble and gets Temporin. (Amboseli, Kenya)
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In Amboseli a five year old had gone off with another group. He became frightened when he realized that he was 'lost', and began Contact-Calling until he was able to locate his family again. This Baroo-Rumble was given as he received comfort from his family after his difficult experience. (Amboseli, Kenya)
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Infant Explorer and his mother, Elspeth, are with Eudora (Explorer's grandmother) and her hours-old infant. Eudora has just been through a terrible experience with an adult male being very rough with her newborn baby and earlier with hyenas trying to kill it. She is not very tolerant and Explorer feels hard done by. He gives a Baroo-Rumble and Elspeth responds to his call with a reassuring Coo-Rumble. The high pitched sounds are made by the newborn suckling. (Amboseli, Kenya)
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Infant, Explorer, and his mother, Elspeth, are with Eudora (Explorer's grandmother) and her hours-old infant. Eudora has just been through a terrible ordeal with an adult male being very rough with her baby and earlier with hyenas trying to kill it. She is not very tolerant. She pushes Explorer away when he tries to touch her infant. Explorer Roars and his mother comes out from the swamp to reassure him. As she does he makes two Baroo-Rumbles. These overlap with a reassuring Coo-Rumble by his mother. (Amboseli, Kenya)
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Infant, Explorer, and his mother, Elspeth, are with Eudora (Explorer's grandmother) and her hours-old infant. Eudora has just been through a terrible ordeal with an adult male being very rough with her baby and earlier with hyenas trying to kill it. She is not very tolerant. She pushes Explorer away when he tries to touch her infant. Explorer Roars and his mother comes out from the swamp to reassure him. As she does he makes a Baroo-Rumble. (Amboseli, Kenya)
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Infant, Explorer, and his mother, Elspeth, are with Eudora (Explorer's grandmother) and her hours-old infant. Eudora has just been through a terrible ordeal with an adult male being very rough with her baby and, earlier, with hyenas trying to kill it. She is not very tolerant. She pushes Explorer away when he tries to touch her infant. Elspeth comes over to reassure him and he makes these Baroo-Rumbles. (Amboseli, Kenya)
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Eudora's son, Eldon, age seven, is limping. Eudora and other females wait for him. As he limps up to them, they reach out and touch him to comfort him. He gives a Baroo-Rumble, which is overlapped by reassuring Rumbles by the adults. (Amboseli, Kenya)
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