CODE	Encountering Animals That Can Harm	Recognising and Being Recognised by a Non-Human Other	Interacting with the Periodicity of Nature (Animals)	Reading the Signs of Animals in Nature	Encountering/Watching Wildlife
Brief Definition	Encountering harmful or hurtful natural aspects involving animals	Recognising and being recognised or acknowledged by an animal	Reference to natural environment and animals doing their natural activities at certain times	Information from animals (e.g., behaviour) that provide meaning	Coming across wildlife in nature and observing them
Full descriptive definition as	Being in nature. Acknowledging we may be hurt or killed increases awareness of surroundings. Wariness and fear can also contribute to feelings of awe, wonder, and humility [33]	“For the entire history of our species we have not only been aware of wild animals, but aware that they have been aware of us, and the desire for this wild form of interaction persists today”. [33] (p. 60) Interacting with wild animals, making eye contact, feeling in-sync are all forms of being recognised.	As the seasons and days change birds, fish, mammals breed, migrate, and die	“Nature provides us with various signs that, when we take notice and respond, enhance our wellbeing” [33], (p. 61) Watching natural behaviours of animals in their natural environment provides understanding of their true lives and circumstances	When people encounter wildlife, it may be unexpected or not, in plain view or not (under the ocean, in the skies) When one happens upon wildlife and takes the time to watch or observe animals in nature.
Guidelines for when to use	Use when participant refers specifically to being in proximity of a dangerous animal or in a situation in nature (with an animal present) that is scary or dangerous	Use when a person recognises a wild animals and also the wild animal looks or makes some other sensory connection with the viewer (sight, touch, interaction in general) Use if the person realises they have been seen or acknowledged by the wildlife Use when the person perceived the animal has chosen to interact with them. Use when the person uses the word “Interact” or “Contact”, “in tune”	Use when the participant refers to the periodic cycles, changes or patterns that animals enact such as life cycles (birth, death, nesting) migrations Use when reference to animals enacting patterns or joining the periodicity of nature such as interacting with the daily/seasonal patterns/surfing on a wave. (Use for surfing with an animal if it specifically states surfing or moving on the wave together)	Use when participant references that seeing/observing/witnessing a specific aspect of animals in nature provides relevant or meaningful information such as learning about their behaviour or their natural environment Only use this IP if it includes participant describing interactions, not just realising something without comment to the actual interaction	Only use if no other category is appropriate to code for the interaction as this category could otherwise be used to code all responses. Use only if reference is made to the interaction When reference is made to any form of wildlife encounter (encountering, Observing, interacting, watching, swimming with)
Guidelines for when not to use Additionally, examples	Do not use if no reference is made to a potentially dangerous animal or situation in the presence of an animal Example: The following quote is not coded to this IP as it is not about being scared of an animal but about the weather. “I recall being in a frightening situation at sea when the weather turned bad”.	Do not use this code if there is no recognition or interaction by the animals towards the person. Do not code these 2 following quotes under this IP as they are not about mutuality only proximity. Both of these are coded as Encountering/watching wildlife “two dolphins happened to come swimming in same bit of water” “when surfing always see dolphins, fish and occasionally sharks” (this quote is not coded as periodicity of nature as it does not refer to the animals surfing with or alongside the person)	Do not use if the participant refers to an activity undertaken by an animal that does not relate to patterns, cycles, phases or periodicity. Do not use for the following quote as although it mentions surfing it is not about the animal surfing and the animal must be interacting with the periodicity of nature. “a humpback nearly breach on me when I was surfing”	Do not use if reference is made to an animal action that when noticed, does not give meaningful information/learning/realisation etc to the viewer. Do not use for the following example because it does not refer to a pattern of actual interaction and is a psychological description: “realization that cooperation, companionship, trust etc are universal traits for the wellbeing and survival of sentient beings”	Do not use if the person comments that the animal was present but that no notice/observation was taken of it. Do not use if one of the other interaction patterns was more appropriate.
Examples	When one encounters sharks, sea snakes, other harmful creatures, etc. “We were shitting ourselves at first until we realized they’re dolphins” “the seals looked quite scary underwater with their eyes peeled back and their long canines” “It was a scary at first, but more so because I fear sharks and I felt vulnerable”	When a wild animal shares eye contact with a human “I felt that I was seen as well as seeing” “I felt as though I could communicate on some level with the Dolphins” “the fish communicated, we played hide and seek and chaseys. We were friends.”	Watching the migration of a whale Awareness of life cycles of animals “whales swim past from the shore at flat rock (near Ballina) a number a times during their migration.” “seeing dolphins and whales going by or surfing with me” “the rhythmic pace as the tide ebbs and flows.”	“Seeing these creatures in their natural habitat” “how humpback whales behave” “their role in the ecosystem” These above quotes were included because the participant read the signs/behaviour/interactions of the animals to create meaning, reflected in their statement “ I watched a pod of dolphins swim around, trap and then devour a bunch of fish” This above quote is coded due to direct reference to noticing the behaviours of the animals.	“Swimming with dolphins incidentally on several occasions at the beach” “swimming with schools of tropical fish and seeing eels” “Watching the dolphins and other marine life in their environment” “saw a whale once” “swam with dolphins” “Seen a couple of sharks” “shown the location of local sea bird nests etc, e.g., Osprey, White Bellied Sea Eagles, Brahminy Kites, shore birds.”