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Table 1 List of ethogram in short-beaked echidna

From: Color vision evolution in egg-laying mammals: insights from visual photoreceptors and daily activities of Australian echidnas

 

Definition and example

Primary behavior

Actions including feeding, drinking, and defecation

Traveling

Only traveling

Halting

Actions of stopping oneself from active states that continue for 10 min or less

Searching

Actions including looking around, sniffing, licking, digging, and moving objects using the beak

Self-treatment

Actions including self-grooming using limbs, stretching, inspecting abdomen, and self-immersion in water