TABLE 1.
Descriptive ethogram of the observed behaviors
| Behavior | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aggression | |
| Open mouth stare | Unwavering gaze with widening of the eyes and mouth open |
| Head bob | Abrupt lowering of the head while staring at another individual |
| Brow flash | Staring with exaggerated raising and release of the eyebrows |
| Ear flaps | Staring while quickly pulling the ears forward and then releasing them |
| Lunge | Jump quickly at another individual |
| Slap | Hitting or striking another individual, contact is brief |
| Push | Shoving another individual, with hands, away from their present location. Contact is brief. |
| Chase | Running threateningly after the recipient |
| Wrestle/Grapple | Prolonged physical contact with another individual where one animal attempts to restrain or restrict the other’s movement |
| Pin | Holding an animal to the ground for at least 3 seconds |
| Bite | Physical contact involving the teeth |
| Affiliation | |
| Groom | Picking, scraping, spreading, mouth picking, or licking of a monkey’s hair or skin for at least 5 seconds |
| Huddle | Motionless contact between two individuals for at least 5 seconds; does not count if tails are the only body part touching |
| Proximity | Remaining within arm’s length of another individual without touching for at least 5 seconds |
| Sexual | |
| Mount | A male monkey grabs the hind legs of another monkey with his own feet and places his hands on the lower back of the recipient, thus hoisting himself off the ground; must include deliberate thrusting |
| Solicitation | Can be displayed as head bobs, hand slaps, jaw thrusts, lipsmacking, crouching, enlisting, presenting, or otherwise flirting |
| Hip Touch | A male is seen to touch the hips of the subject in as if to position themselves for a mount. This may or may not be done in response to a present and may or may not be followed by a mount |