Table 2.
Behavioural definitions
| Category | Definition | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Instantaneous samples | ||
| Resting | Focal animal still, with eyes opened or closed but without scanning surroundings | |
| Scanning | Focal animal still, moving head side to side as if monitoring surroundings | |
| Grooming | Focal animal picking through fur of another animal with hands or mouth | |
| Being groomed | Animal picking through focal animal’s fur with hands or mouth | |
| Autogrooming | Focal animal picking through its own fur with hands or mouth | |
| Eating gum | Focal animal gouging holes or licking at gum holes or moving from hole to hole at a gum tree | |
| Foraging | Focal animal looking for, pursuing or eating animal food (insects, arachnids or vertebrates) or eating or looking for fruit or other plant parts (except gum) | |
| Travelling | Focal animal moving | |
| Other | None of the above categories | |
| Agonistic behaviour | ||
| Chase/lunge | Throwing the body towards another individual/pursuing partner aggressively, without contact aggression | A |
| Hit | Cuff or grab the fur of another individual with hand | A |
| Bite | Normal usage | A |
| Ehr-ehr vocalizations | Low-pitched, staccato chattering (Epple 1968) | A |
| Cower | Sinking down to substrate and moving the body away from another individual (Digby 1995) | S |
| Submissive vocalizations | String of vocalizations that included nga-nga (low-pitched, atonal, infantile squeal; Epple 1968) | S |
| Avoid | Quick movement around or under a branch or trunk in response to another animal’s approach (Digby 1995) | S |
A: aggressive; S: submissive.