TABLE 1.

Operational Definitions of Abnormal Behavior

Appetitive Disorders
Coprophagy: Ingest feces
Deposit food: Expel chewed food/water on a substrate and reingest
Feces paint: Smear and rub fecal material onto a surface; may be associated with picking food out  of feces
Regurgitate and reingest: Deliberately cause stomach contents to flow into mouth and then  consume them
Urophagy: Lick or suck pooled urine from a surface or directly from penis
Self-Directed Abnormal Behavior
Eye poke: Digit in eye socket
Overgroom: Deliberately pluck hair from self, using hands or teeth
Self-clasp: Clutch of one’s own body with hand(s) and/or feet
Self-mouth: Placement of a part of the subject's body into its mouth
Self-Injurious Behavior
Self-bite: Any vigorous biting of one’s own body
Self-mutilate: Cause wounding to self
Self-slap: Contact the body in a way that is presumably painful to the monkey without causing  obvious wounding
Stereotyped Behavior
Bizarre posture: Hold seemingly uncomfortable or unnatural posture
Flip: Repetitive somersaulting movements
Floating limb: Limb raised in air, subject appearing as if not in control or aware of it
Head toss: Throw head back and forth and move it to the side in a circular manner when sitting or  standing
Other stereotypy: Any repetitive ritualized behavior pattern that is idiosyncratic, serves no obvious  function (i.e., is not a part of play, sex, or grooming), and meets no other definitions in the  category of stereotyped behavior
Pace: Repetitive locomotion involving at least two complete repetitions of the same path
Rock: Any rhythmic motions of the body from a stationary position; animal remains sitting or  standing while the upper torso sways back and forth