Context: Advertisement & Attraction
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Behaviors employed by adult males and adult females in the advertisement of sexual state and the attraction of, and search for, mates.
Behaviors in this Context (60)
Bonding-Rumble
AffiliativeCoalition BuildingCourtship
1a. Laryngeal callsBody: Ears, Head, Mouth, Trunk
Adult femaleJuvenile Adolescent femaleCalf
Casual-Stance
Attentive
Body: Trunk, Tusks
Adult femaleAdult male
Chin-In
Body: Head
Musth male only
Ear-Brush
Affiliative
2. Other acoustic signalsBody: Ears
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Ear-Folding
AffiliativeAggressiveAttacking & MobbingBirthCoalition BuildingConflict & ConfrontationSubmissive
Body: Ears
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+1 more
Ear-Slap
AggressiveAvoidanceCoalition BuildingMovement, Space & Leadership
2. Other acoustic signalsBody: Ears
Adult female
Ear-Wave
Aggressive
2. Other acoustic signalsBody: Ears
Musth male only
Ears-Stiff
AffiliativeAttentiveBirthCalf Nourishment & WeaningConflict & ConfrontationSocial PlayVigilance
Body: Ears
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Estrous-Roar
1a. Laryngeal callsBody: Ears, Mouth
Estrous female only
Estrous-Rumble
1a. Laryngeal callsBody: Ears, Head, Mouth, Trunk
Estrous female only
Estrous-Running-Rumble
Courtship
1a. Laryngeal callsBody: Mouth, Trunk
Estrous female only
Exaggerated-Splash-with-Foot
2. Other acoustic signalsBody: Forefeet
Musth male only
Female-Chorus-Rumble
Courtship
1a. Laryngeal callsBody: Ears, Head, Mouth, Trunk
Adult femaleJuvenile Adolescent female
Flehmen
Body: Mouth, Trunk
Adult maleJuvenile Adolescent male
Foot-Scuffing
AggressiveAttacking & MobbingConflict & ConfrontationSocial Play
2. Other acoustic signalsBody: Forefeet
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male
Grasp-Tail
AffiliativeCalf Nourishment & WeaningCalf Reassurance & ProtectionSocial Play
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+1 more
Head-High
AggressiveSubmissive
Body: Head
Musth male only
Head-Raising
AffiliativeCoalition BuildingConflict & ConfrontationCourtship
Body: Head
Adult femaleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent maleCalf+1 more
Head-Toss
Foraging & Comfort Technique
2. Other acoustic signalsBody: Ears, Head, Trunk, Tusks
Musth male only
J-Trunk
AmbivalentAttacking & MobbingAttentiveConflict & ConfrontationVigilance
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male
Marking
Mating-Pandemonium-Calling
Courtship
Body: Mouth
Adult femaleJuvenile Adolescent female
Musth-Rumble
AggressiveCourtship
1a. Laryngeal callsBody: Ears, Mouth, Trunk
Musth male only
Musth-Temporal-Gland-Secretion
Body: Temporal Glands
Musth male only
Musth-Temporal-Gland-Swelling
Body: Temporal Glands
Musth male only
Musth-Trunk-Wrinkle
AggressiveCourtship
Body: Trunk
Musth male only
Nasal-Throb
AffiliativeCourtship
Body: Head, Trunk
Adult femaleAdult male
Open-Mouth
AffiliativeAggressiveBirthCalf Reassurance & ProtectionCoalition BuildingSubmissiveProtest & Distress
Body: Mouth
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Open-Mouth-to-Open-Mouth
AffiliativeCoalition BuildingSocial Play
Body: Head, Mouth, Trunk, Tusks
Adult femaleJuvenile Adolescent female
Penis-Erection
Calf Nourishment & WeaningCourtshipMaintenanceSocial Play
Body: Genitals
Adult maleJuvenile Adolescent maleCalfInfant
Periscope-Trunk
AttentiveCalf Nourishment & WeaningCoalition BuildingSocial PlaySubmissiveVigilance
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Place
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male
Purposeful-Walk
AggressiveAttacking & MobbingCoalition BuildingMovement, Space & Leadership
Body: Body
Adult femaleEstrous female onlyAdult maleMusth male only
Rapid-Ear-Flapping
AffiliativeBirthCoalition BuildingCourtship
2. Other acoustic signalsBody: Ears
Adult femaleJuvenile Adolescent female
Roar-Rumble
Calf Nourishment & WeaningProtest & Distress
Body: Mouth
CalfInfant
Rubbing
Foraging & Comfort Technique
Body: Body, Temporal Glands
Adult femaleAdult maleMusth male onlyJuvenile Adolescent female+1 more
Rumble
AffiliativeAggressiveAmbivalentAttacking & MobbingAttentiveAvoidanceBirthCalf Nourishment & WeaningCalf Reassurance & ProtectionCoalition BuildingConflict & ConfrontationCourtshipMovement, Space & LeadershipSubmissiveVigilanceProtest & Distress
Body: Mouth
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Rump-Present
CourtshipSocial PlaySubmissive
Body: Body
Adult femaleJuvenile Adolescent femaleCalf
Run-Toward
AffiliativeCoalition Building
3. Other soundsBody: Body
Adult femaleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent maleCalf+1 more
Sniff-Dung
Attentive
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Sniff-Ground
Attentive
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Sniff-Urine
Attentive
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Social-Trumpet
AffiliativeBirthCoalition BuildingCourtshipProtest & Distress
1b. Trunk callsBody: Trunk
Adult femaleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male
Tail-Swatting
Calf Nourishment & WeaningCalf Reassurance & ProtectionCourtshipForaging & Comfort TechniqueMovement, Space & LeadershipNovel & IdiosyncraticSocial PlaySubmissive
3. Other soundsBody: Tail
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Temporin
AffiliativeCoalition BuildingConflict & ConfrontationCourtshipSocial Play
Body: Temporal Glands
Adult femaleJuvenile Adolescent femaleCalf
Trumpet
AffiliativeAttacking & MobbingBirthCalf Reassurance & ProtectionCoalition BuildingConflict & ConfrontationLone & Object PlaySocial PlayProtest & Distress
1b. Trunk callsBody: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+1 more
Trunk-Bounce-Drag
AggressiveAttacking & Mobbing
2. Other acoustic signalsBody: Body, Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleMusth male only
Trunk-Curl
Body: Trunk
Musth male only
Trunk-Dragging
AggressiveAttacking & Mobbing
2. Other acoustic signalsBody: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult male
Trunk-Flick-Down
AmbivalentAttentiveSocial PlayVigilance
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult male
Trunk-Suction
Foraging & Comfort Technique
1d. Imitated and Idiosyncratic sounds, 2. Other acoustic signalsBody: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male
Trunk-Toward
AttentiveBirthCalf Reassurance & ProtectionConflict & ConfrontationSubmissiveVigilance
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Trunk-to-Genitals
AffiliativeBirthCalf Nourishment & WeaningCalf Reassurance & ProtectionCourtshipSocial Play
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Trunk-to-Genitals-Suck
3. Other soundsBody: Trunk
Adult male
Trunk-to-Mouth
AffiliativeBirthCalf Reassurance & ProtectionCoalition BuildingSocial Play
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleJuvenile Adolescent femaleCalf
Tusk-Ground
AggressiveForaging & Comfort TechniqueSocial Play
Body: Tusks
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+1 more
Urinating
AffiliativeBirthCoalition BuildingMaintenance
3. Other soundsBody: Genitals
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Urine-Dribbling
Body: Genitals
Musth male only
Walk-Away
Calf Nourishment & WeaningCalf Reassurance & ProtectionCoalition BuildingCourtshipMovement, Space & LeadershipSocial PlayVigilance
Body: Body, Forefeet, Hindfeet
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Walk-Toward
AffiliativeCalf Nourishment & WeaningCalf Reassurance & ProtectionCoalition BuildingCourtshipMovement, Space & LeadershipSocial PlayProtest & Distress
Body: Body, Forefeet, Hindfeet
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more