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Behaviour |
Description |
Locality, Date |
Author |
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Crouching walk |
Adult male slowly walks in crouching position |
Twycross Zoo, UK, 5-11 September 2005 |
Amandine Chapelain |
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Explore tree |
Adult male uses his index finger to probe a crack in
a tree stem |
Twycross Zoo, UK, 5-11 September 2005 |
Amandine Chapelain |
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Explore stick |
Adult male repeatedly gnaws on a short stick and inspects
it. Finally, the male scratches himself, but it is not clear whether he uses the
stick for scratching himself or whether he just happens to hold a stick in the hand
during the scratching. |
Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 |
Amandine Chapelain |
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Clean fingers |
After scratching his anal region, the gibbon tries
to clean his fingers. |
Twycross Zoo, UK, 5-11 September 2005 |
Amandine Chapelain |
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Yawn |
Two short takes of the adult male yawning |
Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 |
Amandine Chapelain |
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Groom siamang |
The adult male grooms the adult female siamang of the
neighbouring cage. The two animals also playfully touch each others hands through
the wire mesh. |
Twycross Zoo, UK, 5-11 September 2005 |
Amandine Chapelain |