Table 1.

Interaction Patterns and definitions.

Interaction Patterns (IP)	Definition
Encountering animals that can harm	Encountering potentially harmful or hurtful aspects of nature involving animals
Encountering/watching wildlife	Coming across wildlife in nature and observing/watching/swimming with them (only used if no other IP is relevant)
Interacting with the periodicity of nature	Encountering animals doing their natural activities, engaged in periodic cycles, changes or enacting patterns
Reading the signs of nature	Information by observing/witnessing a specific aspect of wild animals that provides relevant or meaningful information, such as learning about behaviours or habitats
Recognizing & being recognized by a non-human other	Interpreting that there has been a sensory connection or acknowledgement with an animal