Table 2.
Behaviour | Description |
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Tactile contact with enclosure features | Tapping or banging on the glass windows, barriers, or enclosure features. |
Loud vocalisations | Shouts, screams, loud whistles to attract the animals’ attention. |
Looming | Leaning on or over the exhibit barriers to view animals in the water or on land. Penguins > 0.5 m—penguins greater than 0.5 m away from looming position. Penguins < 0.5 m—penguins less than 0.5 m away from looming position. |
Tactile contact with water | Touching/flicking/slapping the water with the hand(s), which creates ripples in the water. |
Tactile contact with penguin | Touching penguin with the hand(s). |
Sudden movement | Running, waving or jumping towards or at the penguin(s) and/or exhibit. |