Table 1.
Behavior | Description | |
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States | ||
Social States | ||
Extended Groom | Examination, picking, or licking of another animal’s fur or body. | |
Proximity | Animal is within arm’s reach of another animal. | |
Extended Mount | Any instance of mounting. | |
Non-Social States | ||
Nonsocial Activity | Animal remains out of all social states with head up, actively engaged in the environment. | |
Nonsocial Inactivity | Animal remains out of all social states with head down, not engaged in environment, often staring off into space. | |
Extended Pace | Repetitive, undirected walking or running with the same path repeated. | |
Sleep States | ||
Sleep Social | Animal is asleep within arm’s reach of the other animal. | |
Sleep Solo | Animal is asleep but is not within arm’s reach of the other animal. | |
Events | ||
Total Communication | ||
Affiliative | ||
Approach | Intentional movement within arm’s reach of another animal. | |
Accept Approach | Animal remains within arm’s reach after the other animal approaches. | |
Coo * | Clear, soft sounds, moderate in pitch and intensity; usually sounds like “whoooooo..” | |
Follow | Intentional follow of another animal. | |
Groom | Examination, picking, or licking of another animal’s fur or body. | |
Grunt | Deep, muffled, low-intensity vocalization. | |
Lipsmack | Rapid lip movements with pursed or puckered lips, usually accompanied by smacking sounds. | |
Huddle | Physical contact that involves one animal ventrally touching another animal. | |
Joint Threat | Pair mate animals threaten other animals or observer together. | |
Mount† | Mount that includes all of the following components: appropriate positioning of partner, hands on back, double foot clasp. | |
Present Groom | Intentional presentation of neck, belly, or other part of body to another animal. | |
Present Rump† | Rigid posture with rump and tail elevated and oriented toward another individual. | |
Threat-Solicitation | Animal recruits the other animal in threatening the observer or another animal. | |
Agonistic/”Aggression” | ||
Aggression | Grabbing, slapping, and biting of another animal. | |
Displacement | Physical movement in which an animal “takes the place” of another animal. | |
Threat | Contains one or more of the following components: open mouth stare, head bobbing, ear flaps, bark vocalizations, or lunges. | |
Submission/”Fear” | ||
Avoid | Animal leaves the area when the other animal comes near or is about to approach. | |
Grimace | Exaggerated movement of lips such that lips are pulled back with teeth showing. | |
Flee | Rapid, intentional movement away from another animal. | |
Freeze* | Stiff body posture without any movement for more than three seconds. | |
Scream | High-pitched vocalization, with extreme high intensity; sounds like “eeeeeeeeee..” | |
Exploration | ||
Manual | Exploration of the cage or environment with the hands. | |
Mirror Use | Animal plays with or uses mirror. | |
Oral | Exploration of the cage or environment with the mouth. | |
Toy-Use | Exploration of toy. | |
Stress | ||
Scratch | Scratches own body. | |
Yawn | Yawn. | |
Other Events | ||
Self Sex† | Anogenital exploration of self. | |
Stereotypies | ||
Self-Directed | ||
Rock | Repetitive swaying back and forth. | |
Salute | Animal covers hand over eye or eye pokes. | |
Self-Clasp | Unusual holding of body part or limb. | |
Self-Bite | Biting at oneself. | |
Self-Strum | Animal pulls at or strokes fur but is not self-grooming | |
Whole Body | ||
Backflip | Repetitive back flipping. | |
Bounce | Repetitive hopping. | |
Pace | Repetitive undirected movement with the same path repeated. | |
Spin | Repetitive twirling. | |
Swing | Repetitive swinging. | |
Other | ||
Heat Twist | Animal twists neck in a dramatic display. | |
Other Stereotypy | Repetitive motor or abnormal behavior patterns not described by any of the above definitions. |
Note: In order to be scored in a “state” behavior must occur for three seconds.
Behavior was not scored for any monkey during the study.
Behaviors were included in the Sexual Behavior composite category.