Browsing-Technique

Using a variety of different techniques involving a combination of trunk, feet, tusks and mouth, to manipulate, extract and ingest woody twigs, branches, bark and leaves from trees and shrubs.

References: Poole & Granli 2021. (Full reference list)

This behavioral constellation includes the following behaviors: Bend-Down-Bite-Vegetation, Fell-Tree, Grasp-Branch-Break-with-Tusk, Grasp-Seedling-Slice-with-Foot, Pluck-Seed-Pods, Roll-Tree, Scrub-off-Thorns, Shake-Tree, Stow-Branch, Strip-Bark, Strip-Branch, Grasp-Break-Branch, Grasp-Seedling-Pull, Grasp-Branch-Break-with-Foot, Pluck-Mushrooms, Fell-Sapling, Pluck-Leaves, Grasp-Branch-Bite, Break-Sapling, Guide-Branch, Step-On-Break-Sapling, Step-On-Sapling-Slice-With-Foot, Grasp-Water-Plant-Pull, Grasp-Water-Plant-Slice-with-Foot and occurs in the following context(s): Foraging & Comfort Technique

Browsing Technique

Context: Foraging & Comfort Technique (1)

Beautiful techniques trunk, tusk, foot coordination by young female in Pat Derby family with a calf picking up tips. (Maasai Mara, Kenya)

Browsing Technique

Context: Foraging & Comfort Technique (2)

Beautiful techniques trunk, tusk, foot coordination by young female in Pat Derby family with a calf picking up tips. (Maasai Mara, Kenya)

Browsing Technique

Context: Foraging & Comfort Technique (3)

Amazing footwork by Gina - the scuffing actually removes thorns from where she needs to grasp the sapling with her trunk in order to grip it so that she can use her other foot to slice it with her toenails. Again more great technique by Gina :) Use of feet and trunk so carefully coordinated and actually such precision! (Maasai Mara, Kenya)

Browsing Technique

Context: Foraging & Comfort Technique (4)

Amazing footwork by Gina - the scuffing actually removes thorns from where she needs to grasp the sapling with her trunk in order to grip it and step on it so that she can use her other foot to slice it with her toenails. Again more great technique by Gina :) Use of feet and trunk so carefully coordinated and actually such precision! (Maasai Mara, Kenya)

Browsing Technique

Context: Foraging & Comfort Technique (5)

f0256 is browsing and exhibits two techniques for removing a branch from a tree - grasping and pulling and grasping and breaking with a tusk. (Maasai Mara, Kenya)