Orangutan Travel Plans: Give a Holler
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Orangutan Travel Plans: Give a Holler

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 2, 20262 min
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Orangutan Travel Plans: Give a Holler

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When you think of Tarzan, I'm guessing you usually imagine him swinging on vines through the jungle, letting out a wild yell as he swoops from tree to tree. That's the typical scenario at least, but did you know that this idea of a jungle-traveling primate, hollering as he ventures through the forest, actually has some basis in reality?

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And that the hollering really does mean something? A group of scientists working in Indonesia followed several orangutans through the jungle, focusing attention on flanged males, the dominant fellows with the big cheek pads who emit spontaneous long calls at various points each day.

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The researchers recorded detailed information about the animal's travel routes and also their vocal activity. By comparing the direction each orangutan faced when making a long call to the direction he ended up traveling next, the scientists discovered the purpose of all that hollering.

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