Communication

Male Orangutan have this thing called the long call. It likely also serves other functions, including a display to attract sexually receptive females, and a signal to inform the community of the location of the dominant male. Males tend to call in bad weather, when another male is visible or calling, when close to a sexually receptive female, or as an element of copulatory behavior. Calls are audible up to 1.2 mi (2 km) from the source. Other vocalizations include a variety of grunts, squeaks, moans, barks, and screams. Alarmed and agitated individuals produce "kissing" and "gluck-gluck gluck" sounds that seem to indicate their level of annoyance. These noises are often accompanied by aggressive physical displays, such as shaking and breaking branches.