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. 2019 May 28;9(6):285. doi: 10.3390/ani9060285

Table 2.

Ethogram of visitor behaviours.

Behaviour Description
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.