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(indris calling) – This noise was no hen name.
I had by no means heard something prefer it earlier than.
It have to be the voice of the indris.
(indris calling) Utilizing my new gear, I made the primary ever audio recording of the indri.
(indris calling) However may we additionally seize them on digicam as effectively?
The track was so loud that it appeared unattainable that the animals may very well be greater than 20 or 30 yards away.
However the place have been they?
(indris calling) Till now, nobody had even managed to {photograph} a residing one, not to mention movie it.
Infuriatingly, the bush was so thick that I may see no signal of them no matter.
(indris calling) So the query was how may we get shut sufficient to get a transparent view of them with out horrifying them?
Effectively, I assumed, what about doing it the opposite approach spherical and making an attempt to influence them to get nearer to us by enjoying their calls?
(indris calling) And so they did precisely what I hoped they’d do.
(indris calling) They referred to as in return, got here down near us, stared at us, nonetheless calling.
(indris calling) I used to be thrilled.
We had recorded their track and filmed them singing.
However why had this trick labored?
(indris calling) Effectively, as a result of they thought that the track I used to be enjoying meant a competitor was shut by, and their response was to sing.
(indris calling) And this recommended one factor.
There are such issues as battle songs.
(indris calling) Songs that say ‘Get out, that is my territory.’
(indris calling)
