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Table 1 List of species and individuals used for the study including additional information on the animals and study conditions. Locations were all in Baden-Württemberg, Germany; Wilhelma Zoological Garden and research facility Hohenheim “Meiereihof “ are in Stuttgart, the research station Hohenheim “Unterer Lindenhof “ is located in Eningen unter Achalm

From: What acceleration data from wildlife collars and animal body mass tell us about seed dispersal

Species

Breed

Individuals

Individuals with leg acceleration measure-ment

Body mass range (kg)

Range of the length of hind leg (cm)

Location

Ground surface

Camel (Camelus ferus)

Bactrian Camel

3

3

580–800

94–103

Wilhelma Zoological Garden

Soil (outdoors)

Cow (Bos Taurus)

Holstein–Friesian Cattle

3

3

715–867

97–100

Hohenheim (“Meiereihof”)

Concrete, plastic (indoors)

Cow (Bos taurus)

Jersey Cattle

3

1

169–465

76–83

Hohenheim (“Meiereihof”)

Concrete (outdoors)

Donkey (Equus asinus)

Poitou

3

3

470–530

83–90

Wilhelma Zoological Garden

Soil (outdoors)

Goat (Capra aegagrus)

Bunte Deutsche Edelziege

5

4

39–86

43–53

Hohenheim (“Meiereihof”)

Concrete with straw cover (indoors)

Goat (Capra aegagrus)

West African Dwarf

2

1

26–28

30–34

Wilhelma Zoological Garden

Concrete (outdoors)

Horse (Equus ferus caballus)

Dülmener Horse

2

2

246–293

74–77

Wilhelma Zoological Garden

Soil (outdoors)

Horse (Equus ferus caballus)

Shetland Pony

2

2

157–178

57–64

Wilhelma Zoological Garden

Soil (outdoors)

Mule

(Equus mulus)

1

1

292

72

Wilhelma Zoological Garden

Soil (outdoors)

Sheep (Ovis aries)

Cameroon Sheep

4

4

27.5–50

38–43

Wilhelma Zoological Garden

Concrete (outdoors)

Sheep (Ovis aries)

Merino

5

3

76 – 122

48–60

Hohenheim (“Meiereihof”)

Concrete with straw cover (indoors), concrete and soil (outdoors)

Pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)

Deutsche Landrasse x Pietrain

5

5

32–275

28–52

Hohenheim (''Unterer Lindehof “)

Concrete (indoors)

Pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)

Kunekune

2

0

90–120

26–28

Wilhelma Zoological Garden

Soil (outdoors)

  1. Locations were all in Baden-Württemberg, Germany; Wilhelma Zoological Garden and research facility Hohenheim “Meiereihof “ are in Stuttgart, the research station Hohenheim “Unterer Lindenhof “ is located in Eningen unter Achalm