pant hoot
/pænt hut/
noun
- A loud, rhythmic call made by chimpanzees, often used to communicate excitement or to coordinate group movement.
- The chimpanzee let out a pant-hoot to alert the rest of the troop about the ripe fruit.
- When the alpha male began a pant-hoot, the others joined in a chorus.
- Researchers recorded a pant-hoot that lasted nearly 10 seconds.
verb
- To make a pant-hoot call, as a chimpanzee does.
- The young chimp started to pant-hoot when it saw its mother approaching.
- Visitors at the zoo watched the chimpanzees pant-hoot in excitement at feeding time.
- The dominant male would often pant-hoot to assert his presence.