A (usually musth) male and an estrous female both engaged in maintaining proximity to one another - the male engaged in Guarding behavior and the female engaged in Soliciting-Guarding - are considered to be in Consort with one another.
A female in estrous is in Consort with a male in musth. The clip begins as the female begins to walk. She takes 6 steps before the Guarding musth male begins Move-Toward her; he is Maintaining-Proximity. She takes 16 steps in total before stopping in the shade of a tree, where she Waits for him. Her family members move to join her. The musth male takes 20 steps and stops within approx. 3 meters of her. They both stand alert and Waiting for someone to make the next move. (Maasai Mara, Kenya)
