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. 2018 Dec 29;9(1):11. doi: 10.3390/ani9010011

Table 1.

Ethogram of recorded behaviours.

Behaviour Description
Walking 1 At least two upper limbs and body moving in any direction
Jumping 1 The two anterior limbs up
Scratching 1 Rasp the floor or the wall with limb
Head toward the gate Head pointed to the opening gate (direction of food reward)
Forward ears Ears toward the front at an angle of more than 30° from the perpendicular
Backward ears Ears toward the back at more than 30° from the perpendicular
Asymmetric ears Ear tips are oriented in opposite directions
Passive ears Ears hanging down loosely and dangling along with any head movement
Head shaking 2 Sudden movements of the head either up/down or left/right

1 Walking, scratching, and jumping were grouped as “active” behaviour. 2 Head shaking was collected only on day 21.