A soft, low-pitched, flat, tonal rumble of medium duration (~2.5-4 seconds) elicited by external events and associated with Attentive and/or Vigilant behavior. One or several elephants may call and such calling may or may not include overlapping vocalizations. External events that elicit such calling may include non-elephant disturbances such as unusual or loud commotion in a vehicle, a helicopter passing overhead, the discovery of Maasai herdsmen or other threat in the area, or the roaring of lions.
The clip opens with a group Walking and Listening. Some look apprehensive. Throughout the clip we can hear the bells from nearby livestock and Maasai whistling to them. An elephant out of view gives a Comment-Rumble. The elephants are concerned and are moving away, some pausing to Listen, others quickening their pace. Tuskless matriarch, Nalakite, brings up the rear Freezing, Listening and Tail-Raising. (Maasai Mara, Kenya)
