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Table 1 Definitions of different behaviour categories recorded via focal observations in the study.

From: Individually Coded Telemetry: a Tool for Studying Heart Rate and Behaviour in Reindeer Calves

Behaviour

Definition

Lying

Lying passively

Standing

Standing passively

Locomotion

Moving, walking or running

Running

Constant running under human harassment

Eating

Animal inside the feeding area ingesting feed or water from the grip or chewing and

 

masticating feed close to the feeding area

Ruminating

Ruminating lying; refining a regurgitated food bolus