Table 1.

Description and function of four arctic fox behaviours used for accelerometry classification, and number of 3-s sequences (N) obtained for each behaviour and used for training behavioural classification algorithms

Behaviour	Description	Function		N
Running	Fast and long-distance movement	Travel between habitat patches		146
Walking	Slow movement of short duration	Transition between running and another behaviour		126
Digging	Head down, digging, usually tamping and scooping, sometimes eating. Individual remains at a fixed location	Cache or recovery of a food item		49
Motionless	Standing, sitting or lying down (most common), with head up or down	Resting or vigilance		339