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Click Button Behaviour Description Locality, Date Author
Videostart Salad feed Subadult feeding on salad Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Grass feed Juvenile feeding on grass from the ground Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Grass feed Several group members feeding on grass from the ground Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Crouching walk Adult female exhibiting slow crouching walk Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Crouching walk Adult male exhibiting slow crouching walk Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Slow climb Juvenile exhibiting slow climb. Siamang calls are audible in the background. Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Nervous swing Adult male nervously swinging back and forth, squeals, does not stop when it suddenly starts to rain heavily. Siamang calls are audible in the background. Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Observe Adult female stares at the observer or at her reflection in the camera lens. Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Contourt Adult male repeatedly and heavily pulls at his own neck and while assuming a contourted position. The function of this behaviour is unclear. When the male receives a play invitation from the juvenile, he reacts with a threat. Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Play invitation The juvenile directs several invitations to play at the subadult. Short bouts of social play ensue. Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Groom Social grooming Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Copulation Copulation between dark female and light male, in the outdoor cage, while both offspring are in the indoor cage. Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Copulation Copulation between dark female and light male, in the outdoor cage, while both offspring are in the indoor cage. Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Copulation disturbance The adult pair briefly plays, then appears to begin to copulate, but they are immediately interrupted by the juvenile who chases the adult male. Calls of a male pileated gibbon and a female lar gibbon are audible in the background. Twycross Zoo, UK, 25 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Play-chase The juvenile and the subadult take turns at play-chasing each other. Calls of a male pileated gibbon are audible in the background. Twycross Zoo, UK, 25 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Play and gallop The subadult briefly play-chases the juvenile who runs a way on the ground in a quadrupedal gallop. Rasping calls can be heard during the chase, but it is not clear which animal is calling. Twycross Zoo, UK, 25 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Gallop The juvenile runs on the ground in a quadrupedal gallop. Calls of a male pileated gibbon are audible in the background. Twycross Zoo, UK, 25 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Male song A short phrase by the adult male. Twycross Zoo, UK, 25 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Male song A more elaborate phrase by a different adult male. Siamang and male pileated gibbon calls are audible in the background. Twycross Zoo, UK, 30 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Male song A longer excerpt of the male solo song. The male also produces squeals between the phrases. Calls of siamangs, a male pileated gibbon and another male agile gibbon are audible in the background. Twycross Zoo, UK, 30 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Male song A longer excerpt of the male solo song. The male also produces squeals between the phrases. Calls of another male agile gibbon are audible in the background. Twycross Zoo, UK, 30 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Groom A long excerpt of a grooming session showing several members of a family group groomign the adult male. Twycross Zoo, UK, 5-11 September 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Groom A longer take of the adult female grooming the adult male (different group than in the example above). Twycross Zoo, UK, 5-11 September 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Climb Juvenile climbing on wire mesh. Marak Island, Kalaweit Rehabilitation Center Sumatra, 1 June 2005 Sally Keith

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