Context: Death
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Behavioral responses to a dying elephant or the investigation of, or intervention with, the body, carcass or bones of a dead elephant.
Behaviors in this Context (17)
Back-Toward-Carcass
Body: Body
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Carry-Bone
Lone & Object Play
Body: Mouth, Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+1 more
Carry-Carcass
Body: Trunk, Tusks
Adult female
Cover-Carcass
Body: Forefeet, Trunk, Tusks
Adult femaleAdult male
Feed-Carcass
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult male
Flehmen-Carcass
Body: Mouth, Trunk
Adult male
Lift-Carcass
Body: Body, Forefeet, Head, Trunk, Tusks
Adult femaleAdult male
Mount-Carcass
Body: Body
Adult male
Mouth-Carcass
Body: Mouth, Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+1 more
Pull-Carcass
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult male
Scrape-Ground
BirthCalf Reassurance & ProtectionConflict & ConfrontationForaging & Comfort TechniqueSocial Play
3. Other soundsBody: Forefeet
Adult female
Silence
Body: Body
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Step-On
Social Play
Body: Forefeet
Juvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent maleCalfInfant
Touch-Carcass-with-Foot
Body: Forefeet, Hindfeet
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+1 more
Touch-Carcass-with-Head
Body: Head
Juvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent maleCalfInfant
Touch-Carcass-with-Trunk
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more
Trunk-Toward-Carcass
Body: Trunk
Adult femaleAdult maleJuvenile Adolescent femaleJuvenile Adolescent male+2 more