In the 4.5 decades since Altmann (1974) published her seminal paper on the methods for
the observational study of behaviour, automated detection and analysis of social interaction …

In the last decade, drones have become an affordable technology offering highly mobile
aerial platforms that can carry a range of sensory equipment into hitherto uncharted areas …

Methods for collecting animal behaviour data in natural environments, such as direct
observation and biologging, are typically limited in spatiotemporal resolution, the number of …

We present a novel dataset for animal behavior recognition collected in-situ using video
from drones flown over the Mpala Research Centre in Kenya. Videos from DJI Mavic 2S …

Investigating affiliative behaviors (eg proximity, grooming, cooperative behaviors) is
essential to understand group cohesion and stability in animal societies, as they may foster …

The study of non-human multilevel societies can give us insights into how group-level
relationships function and are maintained in a social system, but their mechanisms are still …

Detecting changes in population trends depends on the accuracy of estimated mean
population growth rates and thus the quality of input data. However, monitoring wildlife …

Simple Summary Horses are highly social animals that preferably live in stable social
groups and form long-term affiliative bonds. However, although their need for social …

As one of nature's most striking examples of collective behaviour, bird flocks have attracted
extensive research. However, we still lack an understanding of the attractive and repulsive …

Simple Summary Social grooming strengthens affiliative relationships between participants
in many social primates. Three hypotheses regarding the function of mutual grooming in …