Species: Gorilla

Use: General 

Authors: K. Mannchen

Methods: One-zero, 15 minute sampling.

Publications/Presentations: K. Mannchen (1980). A method of analysis of the activity patterns of lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at the Miami Metro Zoo. Animal Keepers Forum, 465-471.

Behaviors

Activities

On ground

Climbing

Elevated

Walking

Running

Sitting

Standing on all fours

Kneeling on elbows

Standing bipedally

Lying down

Yawning

Sleeping

Manipulating with hands

Manipulating with mouth

Wearing something on head

Drinking

Urinating

Eating

Bowel movement

Nesting

Grooming self

Social Interactions

Grooming another

Contact passive

Contact active

Playing

Transport

Nursing

Sexual Responses

Masturbation

Presenting

Copulation

Ejaculation

Initiating sexual encounter

Emotionally aggressive and submissive behaviors

Thigh beating

Chest beating

Charging display

Tight lips

Strutting walk

Beating on objects

Throwing objects

Grinding teeth

Smashes object

Pucker hooting

Grumble

Staring

Chasing

Hitting

Grappling

Mock biting

Biting

Screaming

Coalitions

Turning of head

Head shaking

Cowering

Dominant supplanting

Subordinate supplanted

Abnormal behaviors

Stereotyped rocking

Coprophagy

Regurgitation

Regurgitation reingestion

Pacing