Editing Common patas monkey (section)

=== Alarm calls ===
Common patas monkeys have several distinct alarm calls that warn members in the group of predators. Different alarm calls are given by different group members (i.e. adult females, adult males, juveniles, etc.) and certain alarm calls are distinctive of different types of predators. Unlike other primates, patas monkeys rarely take refuge from predators in trees. This is most likely due to the relatively sparse tree cover in patas monkey habitats. While patas monkeys usually run on the ground away from predators, individuals have been observed to attack predators such as jackals and wildcats. This behavior has been observed in both males and females.<ref>{{Cite journal |doi=10.1002/ajpa.10104|pmid=12209569|title=Comparison of responses to alarm calls by patas (''Erythrocebus patas'') and vervet (''Cercopithecus aethiops'') monkeys in relation to habitat structure|journal=American Journal of Physical Anthropology|volume=119|issue=1|pages=3–14|year=2002|last1=Enstam|first1=Karin L.|last2=Isbell|first2=Lynne A.|s2cid=2743602 }}</ref>