Infant vervet monkeys give indiscriminate alarm calls after sighting a potential predator; however, this skill becomes fine-tuned after social learning takes place. The response elicited by the infants before learning takes place indicates that

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The response of indiscriminate alarm calls in infant vervet monkeys before social learning takes place indicates that such behavior is an innate behavior. This implies that the infants have a genetic predisposition to produce an alarm call in response to potential predators, without necessarily having to learn it from others.

Infant Vervet Monkeys Give Indiscriminate Alarm Calls After Sighting a Potential