▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁C inc inn ati ▁Bear c ats ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁C inc inn ati ▁Category : C inc inn ati ▁Bear c ats ▁women ' s ▁basketball ▁seasons ▁C inc inn ati <0x0A> </s> ▁Pr ust en ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁communic ative ▁behaviour ▁exhib ited ▁by ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Fel idae . ▁Pr ust en ▁is ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁ch uff ing ▁or ▁ch uffle ▁( verb ▁and ▁n oun ). ▁It ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁short , ▁low ▁intensity , ▁non - th re aten ing ▁vocal ization . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁vocal ize ▁a ▁ch uff , ▁the ▁animal ' s ▁mouth ▁is ▁closed ▁and ▁air ▁is ▁blow n ▁through ▁the ▁nost r ils , ▁producing ▁a ▁breath y ▁sn ort . ▁It ▁is ▁typically ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁head ▁b ob bing ▁movement . ▁It ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁between ▁two ▁c ats ▁as ▁a ▁gre eting , ▁during ▁cour ting , ▁or ▁by ▁a ▁mother ▁comfort ing ▁her ▁cub s . ▁The ▁vocal ization ▁is ▁produced ▁by ▁t ig ers , ▁j agu ars , ▁snow ▁le op ards ▁and ▁cloud ed ▁le op ards . ▁Pr ust en ▁has ▁significance ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁evolution ▁and ▁conservation . ▁ ▁Mechan ism ▁ ▁In ▁t ig ers , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁that ▁low - p itch ed ▁vocal izations , ▁such ▁as ▁pr ust