Open-Mouth-to-Open-Mouth

Opening the mouth while touching it to another elephant’s mouth who is also displaying Open-Mouth. This behavior may be displayed by adult females during Greetings and Coalition Building, during High-Fiving, and by all age/sex classes during bouts of Sparring.

References: Poole & Granli 2021. (Full reference list)

This behavior occurs in the following context(s): Advertisement & Attraction, Affiliative, Coalition Building, Social Play

Open-Mouth-to-Open-Mouth

Context: Social Play (1)

Adult males gm0016 and gm0049 engage in a bout of Sparring which includes Open-Mouth-to-Open-Mouth. (Gorongosa, Mozambique)

Open-Mouth-to-Open-Mouth

Context: Social Play (2)

Adult males G7 and gm0016 engage in a bout of Sparring which includes Open-Mouth-to-Open-Mouth. (Gorongosa, Mozambique)

Open-Mouth-to-Open-Mouth

Context: Social Play (3)

Adult males G7 and gm0045 engage in a bout of Sparring which includes Open-Mouth-to-Open-Mouth. (Gorongosa, Mozambique)

Open-Mouth-to-Open-Mouth

Context: Social Play (4)

Adult males G7 and gm0045 engage in a bout of Sparring which includes Open-Mouth-to-Open-Mouth. (Gorongosa, Mozambique)

Open-Mouth-to-Open-Mouth

Context: Social Play (5)

Adult male gm0049 and large adult female gf0061 engage in a bout of Sparring which includes Open-Mouth-to-Open-Mouth. (Gorongosa, Mozambique)