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Re:Orangutans are the only great apes besides humans to ‘tal... by mothsonasloth on Friday November 16, 2018 @02:52AM (#18467253)
So in layman's terms the orangutan's thought process is like so; I just saw a Tiger. The last time I saw one it was hanging around the area for X minutes.

I'll wait till then before I call out the safe noise.

I wonder what happens to orangutans that cry wolf?

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Re:Orangutans are the only great apes besides humans to ‘tal... by allrightyeo on Friday November 16, 2018 @03:38AM (#18467415)
What I understood is the the warning sound wailed when the risk is far enough not to notice the alarm.

about the "cry wolf" topic, a related topic is this one: http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141125-four-animals-that-li...

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