Table 2.

Descriptions of the contexts of nut manipulations for Curraghs Wildlife Park.

method	description
antagonistic behaviour	individual manipulating the nut either received an aggressive action or another individual came too close and the manipulating subject performed an aggressive act towards the other macaque
groom	individual manipulating the nut is interrupted by another individual initiating a grooming session
sex	individual manipulating the nut is interrupted by a sexual advance by another individual
noise	individual manipulating the nut is interrupted by an external or internal noise