Social behaviors (measured in percent of time) |
Groom |
Focal individual is picking at hair and/or skin of another individual (focal can initiate or receive behavior) |
Proximity |
Focal individual is within arms length of another individual without touching |
Touch |
Focal is in physical contact with another individual |
Ventral contact |
Special case of touch, in which ventral surface of both animals are in contact |
Positive social behavior |
Combined behavior which includes groom, touch, or ventral contact |
Alone |
Focal individual is not in any social contact with other monkeys |
Nonsocial behaviors (measured in percent of time) |
Stereotypical behavior |
Repetitive behavior with no apparent purpose, such as pacing, circling, or poking eye |
Consume |
Handling and ingesting food and/or water |
Locomote |
Movement (e.g., walk, run) |
Object play |
Focal individual manipulates object (e.g., toys or structures in the corral) other than food |
Self-groom |
Focal individual grooms self |
Sleep |
Focal individual is sitting with eyes closed, usually huddled with other individuals |
Stationary |
Focal individual sitting quietly, not engaged in other behavior |
Events (measured as frequency) |
Aggression |
Bite, hit, slap |
Fear grimace |
Focal individual bars teeth |
Lipsmack |
Rapid movement of lips |
Scratch |
Common usage |
Threat |
Open mouth threat gesture (focal can initiate or receive behavior) |
Yawn |
Common usage |
Dominance-related behavior |
Combined behavior which includes aggression, chase, displace, and threat |