▁greater ▁surv ival ▁of ▁g ira ff es . ▁ ▁Wil de be est ▁can ▁also ▁listen ▁in ▁on ▁the ▁alarm ▁calls ▁of ▁other ▁species , ▁and ▁by ▁doing ▁so , ▁can ▁reduce ▁their ▁risk ▁of ▁pred ation . ▁One ▁study ▁showed , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁ung ul ates , ▁w ilde be ests ▁respond ed ▁more ▁strongly ▁to ▁the ▁b ab oon ▁alarm ▁calls ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁b ab oon ▁contest ▁calls , ▁though ▁both ▁types ▁of ▁calls ▁had ▁similar ▁patterns , ▁amplit udes , ▁and ▁dur ations . ▁The ▁alarm ▁calls ▁were ▁a ▁response ▁of ▁the ▁b ab o ons ▁to ▁l ions , ▁and ▁the ▁contest ▁calls ▁were ▁recorded ▁when ▁a ▁dispute ▁between ▁two ▁males ▁occurred . ▁ ▁Bre eding ▁and ▁reprodu ction ▁ ▁Wil de be est ▁do ▁not ▁form ▁permanent ▁pair ▁b onds ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁m ating ▁season , ▁or ▁r ut , ▁the ▁males ▁establish ▁temporary ▁territ ories ▁and ▁try ▁to ▁attract ▁females ▁into ▁them . ▁These ▁small ▁territ ories ▁are ▁about ▁, ▁with ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 0 0 ▁territ ories ▁per ▁. ▁The ▁males ▁defend ▁these ▁territ ories ▁from ▁other ▁males ▁while ▁compet ing ▁for ▁females ▁that ▁are ▁coming ▁into ▁o est rus . ▁The ▁males ▁use ▁gr un ts ▁and ▁distinct ive ▁behaviour ▁to ▁ent ice ▁females ▁into ▁their ▁territ ories . ▁Wil de be est ▁usually ▁bre ed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ra iny ▁season ▁when ▁the ▁animals ▁are ▁well ▁fed ▁and ▁at ▁their ▁peak ▁of ▁fit ness . ▁This ▁usually