Materials & Methods
Materials
A juvenile lioness (Lalamika) at Antelope Park, Zimbabwe
I carried out my study in two different sites:
- Antelope Park, a rehabilitation centre in Zimbabwe
- Kolmården Wildlife Park, a zoological garden in Sweden
I studied 17 African lions:
- 10 individuals in Zimbabwe
- 5 adults (1 male and 4 females)
- 5 juveniles (2 males and 3 females)
- 7 individuals in Sweden
- 5 adults (1 male and 4 females)
- 2 juveniles (0 male and 2 females)
Methods
A juvenile lioness (Phembela) during a recording session at Antelope Park, Zimbabwe
The lion vocalisations were recorded:
- Using an EDIROL R-09HR digital sound recorder provided with a shotgun microphone RØDE NTG2
- During two different periods, August-November in Zimbabwe and November-December in Sweden
- During two sessions per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, following the respectively times of sunrise and sunset of the two countries
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Last updated:
05/14/19