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. 2016 Sep 21;6:33864. doi: 10.1038/srep33864

Table 2. Categorization of gestures according to function.

Category of gesture Definition
Gestures
Threat to dominate Aggressive context, where there is no tangible reason for conflict but the recipient reacts with fear (e.g. screams)
Food sharing Context where food is in recipient’s possession and in view of the signaller who makes gestures in anticipation of receiving food item.
Other threat Communication motivated by clear conflict of interest over the resource such as food or behavior such as mating
Travel Gestures motivated by the signaller’s desire to be followed by the recipient from one location to the next.
Copulation Gestures produced by a male or a tumescent female in order to initiate copulation
Reassurance Gestures produced in reaction to recipient’s distress, fright or hurt by the signallers own behaviour or third party threat.
Greeting Gestures accompanying approaching, being approached or leaving approach with the recipient who is non-threatening or when the recipient or third party distressed, frightened or hurt the signaller.
Mutual groom Gestures made to initiate simultaneous grooming between signaller and the recipient.
Receive groom Gestures made to initiate grooming of the signaller by the recipient.
Give groom Gestures made to initiate grooming of the recipient by the signaller.
Play Gestures which initiate bouts of wrestling, chasing, tickling in non-agonistic relaxed manner accompanied by play-face.
Pant-hoot Production of pant hoot call solo or jointly with others when accompanied by production of gestures
Other bonding behaviors
Travel Focal subject travels within 10 m of non-focal subject
Resting Focal subject rests within 10 m of the non-focal subject
Feeding Focal subject feeds within 10 m of the non-focal subject
Mutual grooming Focal individual simultaneously grooms with non-focal subject
Received grooming Focal individual receives grooming from non-focal subject
Given grooming Focal individual grooms non-focal subject
Visual attention given Focal individual visually monitors non-focal subject who is its nearest neighbour and within 10 m
Visual attention received Non-focal individual visually monitors focal subject who is its nearest neighbour and within 10 m