Table 1 Ethogram of baboon behaviours
From: Identification of behaviours from accelerometer data in a wild social primate
Behaviour | Description |
|---|---|
Aggressive display | Threatening body postures (stare, open mouth) accompanied by ground slaps or shaking vegetation with forelimbs |
Body shake | Fast whole body movement from side to side |
Climbing downward | Motion downwards from trees or buildings |
Climbing upward | Motion upwards in trees or buildings |
Complex locomotion | Pivoting/spinning while walking |
Foraging | Actively handling or consuming food |
Grooming (actor) | Picking at or looking through fur of self (auto-grooming) or conspecific (allogrooming) |
Grooming (receiver) | Being groomed by a conspecific |
Inspecting female | Touching and/or inspecting female genitals |
Jumping | Jumping off a high feature such as a building or post |
Mating | Mounting and/or copulating with female |
Resting (lying) | Lying down in any postures (dorsal, ventral or on the side) |
Resting (sitting) | Sat motionless |
Running | Moving on the ground with galloping gait |
Scratching | Self-scratching with hind legs |
Standing | Stationary in quadrupedal posture |
Walking | Moving on the ground with a walking gait |