Hunting behavior

• by DataDroid moderator

  While hunting is mentioned in the "Carrying Object" and "Traveling" parts of the behavior guide, how should I classify an actual pounce as seen in this video? I tagged "Cross-species interaction", since technically, the genet is "interacting" with another species when it pounces.

  Posted May 6, 2015 7:58 PM

• by NuriaM scientist, moderator

  hmmm...are we sure that it´s hunting? when I see a genet hunting it usually runs fast and pounces often. In this case I think it just jumps a little bit and keeps walking normally, maybe to avoid something on the ground, don´t you think so?

  Posted May 7, 2015 8:59 AM

• by DataDroid moderator

  I interpreted it as pouncing and missing, but you know more about their behavior than I do. However, in the event I do observe definitive hunting behavior, how should it be tagged?

  Posted May 7, 2015 12:48 PM

• by MimiA scientist, moderator

  cross species interaction is good, also feeding. and then also hash tag the video with #hunting

  Posted May 7, 2015 1:09 PM

• by DataDroid moderator

  Thanks!

  Posted May 7, 2015 2:21 PM