In a playback experiment in which female baboons listened to a recording of a female's grunt followed by another female's submissive fear barks, which of the following occurred?
A) Females responded more strongly when they heard a higher-ranking female responding submissively to a lower-ranking female's grunt.
B) Females responded more strongly when they heard high-ranking females in conflict with each other.
C) Females reacted to each vocalization regardless of the rank of those making the call.
D) Females only reacted to the vocalizations of female kin.

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The experiment found that females responded more strongly to the submissive fear barks when they followed a higher-ranking female's grunt, suggesting an understanding of the social hierarchy and the importance of submission.

In a Playback Experiment in Which Female Baboons Listened to a Recording