▁around ▁ 5 ▁weeks ▁in ▁snow ▁le op ards . ▁ ▁Sign ific ance ▁ ▁This ▁vocal ization ▁is ▁distinct ▁from ▁friendly ▁and ▁non - th re aten ing ▁vocal izations ▁produced ▁by ▁other ▁fel ids , ▁and ▁thus ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁behaviour al ▁ap omorph y . ▁This ▁distinction ▁has ▁been ▁useful ▁in ▁determ ining ▁evolution ary ▁relationships ▁between ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Fel idae . ▁ ▁Pr ust en ▁may ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁an ▁indic ation ▁of ▁well - be ing . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁valuable ▁for ▁conservation ▁purposes , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁unique ▁fel id ▁vocal izations , ▁and ▁may ▁enable ▁the ▁location ▁and ▁monitoring ▁of ▁both ▁individuals ▁and ▁populations ▁in ▁their ▁habit ats . ▁O ng o ing ▁studies ▁seek ▁to ▁determine ▁if ▁there ▁are ▁individual ▁differences ▁in ▁the ▁ac oust ic ▁pattern ▁of ▁t iger ▁vocal izations ▁that ▁would ▁aid ▁in ▁monitoring ▁and ▁conservation ▁practices . ▁This ▁hypothesis ▁is ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁The ▁Pr ust en ▁Project , ▁which ▁anal ys es ▁individual ▁t iger ▁calls ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁developing ▁and ▁implementing ▁non - in vas ive ▁monitoring ▁systems ▁as ▁a ▁conservation ▁tool . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁http :// www . la ir web . org . n z / t iger / T iger 3 a . w av ▁ ▁Category : An imal ▁sounds <0x0A> </s> ▁K um aram ang al am ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁K ul ith al ai , ▁Kar ur ▁within ▁the ▁T amil