Developing an Ethnogram

Developing an Ethogram Ethogram Animal species – common name _________Raccoon_______________ Animal species – scientific name________ Procyon lotor___________ Date: _4/26/2022_________ Time observed___8:00pm- 9:30pm____ Name of the Observer _____Me____________________ Observation intervals _____every 1 minute ____________________ Hypothesis: Raccoons combine body movements with different sounds to communicate with each other.

Behavior

Code

Tally

Total

Snorting

S

IIIIIIIII

9

Whining

W

III

3

Screaming

S

IIIIIII

7

Growling

G

IIIII

5

Moving eyelids

M

III

3

Raised fur

R

IIII

4

Reveal teeth

T

II

2

W

I

1

Wrinkled skin around the muzzle

TOTAL

34

Behavior sampling style: direct observation The rationale for selecting the sampling style: direct observation is a sampling style that involves watching a whole group of the chosen animals. This strategy also consists of recording the target behavior of the Behavior definitions: Raccoons are nocturnal animals that use different sounds, including growls, screams, whines, and snorts, to communicate with each other.

Growls – a growl is a low guttural sound that raccoons make in the throat when angry.

Screams- raccoons scream when stressed.

Whines- whines are made mainly by baby raccoons while communicating with their parents Snorts – a snort is an explosive sound that raccoons make by forcing breath through their noses to express scorn and anger.