Context: Calf Nourishment & Weaning
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Behaviors engaged in by mother and calf to meet the nutritional requirements of the calf and during the process of weaning.
Behaviors in this Context (38)
Allo-Suckling
Body: Body, Mouth, Trunk
Adult femaleJuvenile Adolescent femaleCalfInfant
Begging-Rumble
1a. Laryngeal callsBody: Ears, Mouth, Trunk
Juvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent maleCalfInfant
Body-Nudge
Movement, Space & Leadership
Body: Body
Adult female
Coo-Rumble
BirthCalf Reassurance & Protection
1a. Laryngeal callsBody: Ears, Head, Mouth, Trunk
Adult femaleJuvenile Adolescent femaleCalf
Cry
1a. Laryngeal callsBody: Mouth
CalfInfant
Cry-Rumble
Body: Mouth
CalfInfant
Double-Suckling
Body: Mouth
Adult female
Ears-Stiff
Advertisement & AttractionAffiliativeAttentiveBirthConflict & ConfrontationSocial PlayVigilance
Body: Ears
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Eye-Blinking
AttentiveVigilance
Body: Eyes
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+1 more
Food-Sharing
AffiliativeForaging & Comfort Technique
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent female
Food-Stealing
Foraging & Comfort Technique
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Foreleg-Block
Body: Forefeet
Adult female
Grasp-Breast
Body: Trunk
Calf
Grasp-Leg
CourtshipSocial Play
Body: Trunk
Adult maleJuvenile Adolescent maleCalf
Grasp-Tail
Advertisement & AttractionAffiliativeCalf Reassurance & ProtectionSocial Play
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+1 more
Grasp-Trunk
AffiliativeCalf Reassurance & ProtectionMovement, Space & LeadershipSocial Play
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+1 more
Grumble-Rumble
Calf Reassurance & ProtectionSubmissiveProtest & Distress
1a. Laryngeal callsBody: Ears, Mouth, Trunk
Juvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent maleCalf
Head-Swipe
Aggressive
Body: Head
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male
Husky-Cry
BirthCalf Reassurance & ProtectionProtest & Distress
1a. Laryngeal callsBody: Mouth
Infant
Kick-Back
Calf Reassurance & ProtectionCourtshipLone & Object PlayMovement, Space & LeadershipSocial Play
Body: Hindfeet
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Penis-Erection
Advertisement & AttractionCourtshipMaintenanceSocial Play
Body: Genitals
Adult maleJuvenile Adolescent maleCalfInfant
Periscope-Trunk
Advertisement & AttractionAttentiveCoalition BuildingSocial PlaySubmissiveVigilance
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Pinch-Genitals
Body: Trunk
Juvenile Adolescent maleCalf
Resting-Trunk
Maintenance
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Roar
BirthCalf Reassurance & ProtectionSubmissiveProtest & Distress
1a. Laryngeal callsBody: Mouth
CalfInfant
Roar-Rumble
Advertisement & AttractionProtest & Distress
Body: Mouth
CalfInfant
Rumble
Advertisement & AttractionAffiliativeAggressiveAmbivalentAttacking & MobbingAttentiveAvoidanceBirthCalf Reassurance & ProtectionCoalition BuildingConflict & ConfrontationCourtshipMovement, Space & LeadershipSubmissiveVigilanceProtest & Distress
Body: Mouth
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Rumble-Cry-Rumble
Body: Mouth
CalfInfant
Rumble-Roar
Calf Reassurance & ProtectionProtest & Distress
Body: Mouth
CalfInfant
Rumble-Roar-Rumble
AffiliativeCalf Reassurance & ProtectionMovement, Space & Leadership
Body: Mouth
Adult femaleJuvenile Adolescent femaleCalfInfant
Suckle-Stance
Birth
Body: Body, Forefeet
Adult femaleJuvenile Adolescent female
Suckling
Body: Mouth, Trunk
Juvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent maleCalfInfant
Tail-Swatting
Advertisement & AttractionCalf Reassurance & ProtectionCourtshipForaging & Comfort TechniqueMovement, Space & LeadershipNovel & IdiosyncraticSocial PlaySubmissive
3. Other soundsBody: Tail
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Trunk-to-Genitals
Advertisement & AttractionAffiliativeBirthCalf Reassurance & ProtectionCourtshipSocial Play
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Trunk-to-Infant-at-Breast
Birth
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleJuvenile Adolescent female
Tusking
AggressiveSocial Play
Body: Body, Tusks
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+1 more
Walk-Away
Advertisement & AttractionCalf Reassurance & ProtectionCoalition BuildingCourtshipMovement, Space & LeadershipSocial PlayVigilance
Body: Body, Forefeet, Hindfeet
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Walk-Toward
Advertisement & AttractionAffiliativeCalf Reassurance & ProtectionCoalition BuildingCourtshipMovement, Space & LeadershipSocial PlayProtest & Distress
Body: Body, Forefeet, Hindfeet
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more