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I'm insinuating more that given the nature of how big cats hunt with greater dependence on vision than auditory and olfactory cues (although they use all three in their hunting), I am VERY skeptical that the auditory stimulation by choral singing would have been an effective method of deception unless it was accompanied by, as in the modern Chinese lion dance, a disguise, which is not mentioned in the quote. Making yourself look bigger is actually an effective defense against large visual predators, like bears and big cats. To paint the whole picture you have to consider their predators too.