Explore-Touch-Foot

Using a fore- or hind-foot to investigate or touch an object.  

References: Poole & Granli 2004 [Foot-Touch]; Poole & Granli 2003; Poole & Granli 2011. (Full reference list)

This behavior occurs in the following context(s): Attentive, Lone & Object Play

Explore-Touch-Foot

Context: Attentive (1)

A one day old male infant investigates the world around him with his trunk (Explore-Touch-Trunk) and feet (Explore-Touch-Foot) in this case studying a rock. (Maasai Mara, Kenya)

Explore-Touch-Foot

Context: Attentive (2)

A 1.5 year old female from Pat Derby's family knock over the dead trunk of a small Faidherbia drepanolobium tree and then begins to explore the stump with her trunk and her feet: Explore-Touch-Trunk and Explore-Touch-Foot. (Maasai Mara, Kenya)

Explore-Touch-Foot

Context: Attentive (3)

An infant Sheltering under its mother investigates a branch with his trunk (Explore-Touch-Trunk) and feet (Explore-Touch-Foot). (Maasai Mara, Kenya)

Explore-Touch-Foot

Context: Attentive (4)

The male infant of adult female f0254 investigates a rock with his trunk (Explore-Touch-Trunk) and his forefeet (Explore-Touch-Foot). (Maasai Mara, Kenya)

Explore-Touch-Foot

Context: Attentive (5)

A male infant investigates a Faidherbia drepanolobium tree with his trunk (Explore-Touch-Trunk) and forefeet (Explore-Touch-Foot). (Maasai Mara, Kenya)

Explore-Touch-Foot

Context: Attentive (6)

The male infant of adult female f0254 studies a stone and a bit of bark or stick with his trunk (Explore-Touch-Trunk) and forefeet (Explore-Touch-Foot) for over 2 minutes. This is an excerpt. (Maasai Mara, Kenya)

Explore-Touch-Foot

Context: Attentive (7)

Sheltering under his mother, seven day old Little E studies a stick with his trunk (Explore-Touch-Trunk) and forefeet (Explore-Touch-Foot). (Maasai Mara, Kenya)

Explore-Touch-Foot

Context: Attentive (8)

Standing in the shade of his mother and allomother, eight day old Little E studies a log with his trunk (Explore-Touch-Trunk) and forefeet (Explore-Touch-Foot) and manages to step over it. (Maasai Mara, Kenya)

Explore-Touch-Foot

Context: Attentive (9)

Standing in the shade of his mother and allomother, eight day old Little E studies a log with his trunk (Explore-Touch-Trunk) and forefeet (Explore-Touch-Foot) and manages to step over it. (Maasai Mara, Kenya)

Explore-Touch-Foot

Context: Lone and Object Play (1)

A four year old calf is acting silly and gives an Alarm-Trumpet as she reaches Trunk-Toward a rock. Then she approaches it and engages in Explore-Touch-Trunk and Explore-Touch-Foot first with her fore-foot and then, Pirouetting, with a hind foot. She turns and uses her forefoot again. Her mother approaches and they walk off together. (Amboseli, Kenya)