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Behaviour Collection (page 3)

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Aepyornis maximus, elephant bird

Aepyornis maximus, elephant bird
Painting by Maurice Wilson from his drawings collection (1950)

Background imageBehaviour Collection: The Bear-Leaders, by R C Carton

The Bear-Leaders, by R C Carton. First produced at the Comedy Theatre, London, February 1912. The children in bear costume reflect the idea, central to the play

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Stylish young lady practises her hurdling at the station

Stylish young lady practises her hurdling at the station. Other people standing nearby are wondering what she is doing. Date: 1923

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Cartoon, One of the Lords of the Creation

Cartoon, One of the Lords of the Creation -- a man is angry with his wife as he doesn t think the mutton has been fully cooked. 1827

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Lumbricus lumbricus, Earth worms copulating

Lumbricus lumbricus, Earth worms copulating - Earth worms (Lumbricus lumbricus) copulating. Watercolour by Franz Bauer. Natural History Museum, London - General Library

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Business Notes Illustrated - Balancing his Books

Business Notes Illustrated - Balancing his Books
Business Notes Illustrated - " Balancing his books!". Date: 1904

Background imageBehaviour Collection: The Two Gentlemen of Verona - title page

The Two Gentlemen of Verona - title page - Valentine, Proteus, Launce and his badly behaved dog, Crab. 1862

Background imageBehaviour Collection: John Black, Economist

John Black, Economist
JOHN BLACK - Scottish journalist, editor of the Morning Chronicle, whose behaviour was not always as decorous as this portrait suggests. A keen duellist. Date: 1783 - 1855

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Path of a Drunkard

Path of a Drunkard
The path of a drunkard is a story of degradation from polite civility to filthy clothes and unruly behaviour. Date: 1866

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Hunter Shows Prowess

Hunter Shows Prowess
English eccentric John Mytton (1796-1834) renowned for his sporting prowess & reckless behaviour successfully negotiates some high railings. Date: 1820s

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Hypnotised Subject - 1

Hypnotised Subject - 1
A hypnotised mental patient at La Salpetriere hospital, Paris, responds to a distressing suggestion Date: 1885

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Six boys pillow fighting on a New Year card

Six boys pillow fighting on a New Year card
Six boys on a New Year card, being told by their mother to behave and not do any more pillow fighting. A notice on the wall reads: Love one another. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBehaviour Collection: C. Harris feeding Galapagos tortoises, 1898

C. Harris feeding Galapagos tortoises, 1898
Sailor and explorer Charles Harris was despatched to the Galapagos islands to collect giant tortoises for Walter Rothschild in 1897

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Sopwith Model XII: Denudation of mineral veins

Sopwith Model XII: Denudation of mineral veins
This model shows the influence of surface denudation and faulting on inclined strata, with increased complexity to the situation in Model VII

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Sopwith Model XII: Mineral vein denudation

Sopwith Model XII: Mineral vein denudation
This model shows the influence of surface denudation and faulting on inclined strata, with increased complexity to the situation in Model VII

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Things We Vow We Will Do, When Peace Breaks out

Things We Vow We Will Do, When Peace Breaks out
Cartoon by George Studdy showing a gent purposefully indulging in wasteful behaviour, a welcome relief after years of food control, shortages and rationing. Date: 1918

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Coach near Grasmere, Lake District

Coach near Grasmere, Lake District, most likely a tourist outing. The coach is pulled by three horses, one of which has moved during the exposure

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Temperance Tale - The Bottle part 8

Temperance Tale - The Bottle part 8
Coloured lantern slide from a series entitled Bottle. In this slide, the drunken man is now crazed and a couple observe his behaviour in an institution

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Yellow Wagtail - adult female - alarmed on a dry

Yellow Wagtail - adult female - alarmed on a dry burdock - territorial behaviour during breeding period - June (Motacilla flava L.). Ural Mountains - Siberia - Russia

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Siberian Stonechat / Asian Stonechat - adult pair

Siberian Stonechat / Asian Stonechat - adult pair - male below - alarmed perched on a dry grass - territorial behaviour during the breeding time - June (Saxicola maurus )

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Common Chaffinch - adult male - territorial behaviour

Common Chaffinch - adult male - territorial behaviour and bright spring plumage - displays on an open pine branch prior to singing - April (Fringilla coelebs ). mixed forest in Ural Mountains - Russia

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Steppe / Horsfields Tortoises graze

Steppe / Horsfields Tortoises graze (Agrionemys horsfieldii). near Karahoudan village - foothills of Kopetdag mountains - Turkmenistan. Testudo - Spring - April

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Turkmen women and children in traditional clothes

Turkmen women and children in traditional clothes - in front of Saparmurat Hadji Mosque. near Ashgabad - Turkmenistan. Spring - April

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Turkmen girl - in traditional dress - boils water

Turkmen girl - in traditional dress - boils water for tea on an outdoor stove - a bread-stove build of clay is behind. Karahoudan village - foothills of Kopetdag mountains - Turkmenistan

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Turmen - a family sleeps outside on plank-beds - sunrise

Turmen - a family sleeps outside on plank-beds - sunrise. Karahoudan village - in foothills of Kopetdag mountains - Turkmenistan. Spring - April

Background imageBehaviour Collection: European Bison - adult female - cleaning its nostrils

European Bison - adult female - cleaning its nostrils (Bison bonasus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - mother is stimulating her

Bottlenose Dolphin - mother is stimulating her recently born calf after which the calf normally will feed (Tursiops truncatus). Oltremare lagoon Riccione Italy. The pregnancy lasted 54 weeks

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Bobak / Steppe Marmot - adult - whistles warning

Bobak / Steppe Marmot - adult - whistles warning others - near a burrow in steppe - observes an intruder from a distance (Marmota bobak). steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - June

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Dog - mongrels play, imitating aggression (the

Dog - mongrels play, imitating aggression (the smaller and weaker dog especially), and roam free on a beach in Sabang. Palawan, Philippines. February

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Peregrine Falcon - adult feeds a chick in the nest

Peregrine Falcon - adult feeds a chick in the nest (a single chick because of the bad year due to the lack of lemmings as food, a natural fluctuation) (Falco peregrinus)

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Lion - Male

Lion - Male (Panthera leo). Ndutu - Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Tanzania - Africa

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Asiatic Black bear - in tree eating bark

Asiatic Black bear - in tree eating bark (Selenarctos thibetanus japonicus). Gunma Prefecture, Kanto Region on Honshu Island, Japan

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Asiatic Black bear - in tree with blossom

Asiatic Black bear - in tree with blossom (Selenarctos thibetanus japonicus). Gunma Prefecture, Kanto Region on Honshu Island, Japan

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Water shrew, adult, inquisitively sniffs air

Water shrew, adult, inquisitively sniffs air (Neomys fodiens ). bank of river Pra, a tributary of river Oka; near Ryasan town, european Russia, Nature Reserve Okskii ; autumn (September)

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - Female (Mother) communicating

Bottlenose Dolphin - Female (Mother) communicating with Newborn Baby / Calf immediately after birth, keeping the baby under water to control its breathing (Tursiops truncatus)

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - Newborn Bab y Calf whistling

Bottlenose Dolphin - Newborn Bab y Calf whistling to its mother immediately after birth (Tursiops truncatus). Part of a sequence of imagesDolphin gestation / pregnancy lasts approx

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - Baby / Calf dolphin being

Bottlenose Dolphin - Baby / Calf dolphin being nudged to surface by mother. (Tursiops truncatus). Just after birth the mother will control the babys breath by pushing it under the water or

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Bottlenose Dolphins - 4 together with noses out of the water

Bottlenose Dolphins - 4 together with noses out of the water (Tursiops truncatus)

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Bottlenose Dolphins - Tail dancing

Bottlenose Dolphins - Tail dancing (Tursiops truncatus)

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Bottlenose dolphins - 3 together swimming on back

Bottlenose dolphins - 3 together swimming on back (Tursiops truncatus)

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Bottlenose Dolphins - Preparing to jump

Bottlenose Dolphins - Preparing to jump (Tursiops truncatus)

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - Tail dancing

Bottlenose Dolphin - Tail dancing (Tursiops truncatus)

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Bottlenose dolphins - 3 together with noses out of the water

Bottlenose dolphins - 3 together with noses out of the water (Tursiops truncatus)

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Bottlenose dolphins - 2 together with noses out of the water

Bottlenose dolphins - 2 together with noses out of the water (Tursiops truncatus)

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Bottlenose dolphins - 3 together swimming backwards

Bottlenose dolphins - 3 together swimming backwards (Tursiops truncatus)

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Bottlenose dolphins - dancing and blowing air underwater

Bottlenose dolphins - dancing and blowing air underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Complex play / creative behaviour: dolphins often play with the bubbles or rings of air they create

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Bottlenose dolphin - dancing underwater

Bottlenose dolphin - dancing underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Background imageBehaviour Collection: Stranded Rissos dolphin - Head standing, playing

Stranded Rissos dolphin - Head standing, playing out of the water. Scarring is believed to be made by the teeth of other Rissos dolphins or by their squid prey. (Grampus griseus)



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