A short, hoarse or husky sounding call produced by a newborn elephant when distressed. Husky-Cries range from barely audible, low-intensity sounds that are less than a second long, to surprisingly powerful abrupt and gravelly sounds that may last up to 1.5 seconds. We refer to the softer version as a Low-Intensity-Husky-Cry and the louder type as a High-Intensity-Husky-Cry. These are the first calls produced by newborn elephants and are commonly heard in a group with newly born calf. Family members rapidly come to the aid of the calling infant, touching it and rumbling softly to it with Coo-Rumbles. Infant produced these calls up to about 2 months in age.
Little E is 3 days old and is with his mother and allomother Lorato. Little E starts to walk forward and his mother reaches to touch him Trunk-to-Mouth preventing him from going forward with gentle Guiding with her trunk. He emits a Husky-Cry as she touches him. She Coo-Rumbles to him and again touches him, this time Trunk-to-Genitals. He gives another Husky-Cry. He returns to his Sheltering under her belly. Lorato reaches out to touch him also. (Maasai Mara, Kenya)
