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Videos of Vertebrate Movement & Animal Behavior

In the table below, click on the format of video file of that you wish to download.
.gif = animated gif, .avi = MS video for windows, .mov = quicktime (often best for MAC) .mpg = mpeg has by far the smallest file size but it often requires a plug-in to be played in many browsers .
Note most files are quite large (>1MB) and require considerable time to download.
Many browsers can play animated gif files with a minimum of fuss. Clicking or double-clicking on the image may be required to start and stop the animation. The animation playback speeds are highly dependent on the software and hardware that you are using. For example, I am aware that some of the files only advance one image every 5 seconds or so.
Alternatively, you can download one of the files from my web site and then use the windows multimedia player or quick time to view the video independent of your web browser.
Many images were obtained with high-speed video cameras with imaging rates of 200- 500 per second.  Hence, the video clips will normally appear to be much slower than the actual speeds. Species are arranged alphabetically by their scientific names.
Additional information for each video clip can be obtained by clicking on the read hyperlink in the same row as the video of interest.
See my research interests  research highlights and publications for additional information.

This site will be under construction for quite a while as I continue to build up the library of video clips, so come back for visits at regular intervals.

 

Species

Behavior

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Brown anole
(Anolis sagrei)
climbing 1 cm perch
45 degree uphill
57 cm/sec
  read  as19_01_45   .avi (4.8MB) 
Brown anole
(Anolis sagrei)
climbing 3 cm perch
45 degree uphill
64 cm/sec
  read  as19_03_45   .avi (5.3MB) 
Brown anole
(Anolis sagrei)
climbing 6 cm perch
45 degree uphill
53 cm/sec
  read  as19_06_45   .avi (5.9MB) 
Brown anole
(Anolis sagrei)
climbing 10 cm perch
45 degree uphill
65 cm/sec
  read  as19_10_45   .avi (5.5MB) 
Brown anole
(Anolis sagrei)
climbing flat surface
45 degree uphill
55 cm/sec
  read  as19_flat_45   .avi (4.0MB) 
Brown anole
(Anolis sagrei)
male dewlap
display
    .mpg (3.5MB)
Zebra tail lizard
(Callisaurus draconoides)
bipedal running
horizontal treadmill
530 cm/sec
 read  cdL530L  .gif (1.1MB)  .avi (1.1MB)  .mov (1.1MB)
Western whiptail
(Cnemidophorus tigris )
quadrupedal running
horizontal treadmill
303 cm/sec
 read  ctL303q  .gif (0.7MB)  .avi (0.8MB)  .mov (0.8MB) .mpg (39kB)
Western whiptail
(Cnemidophorus tigris )
bipedal running
horizontal treadmill
343 cm/sec
 read  ctL343b  .gif (0.7MB)  .avi (0.8MB)  .mov (0.8MB) .mpg (29kB)
Desert iguana
(Dipsosaurus dorsalis)
quadrupedal running
horizontal treadmill
250 cm/sec
 read  ddL250L  .gif (1.6MB)  .avi (1.6MB)  .mov (1.6MB)
Desert iguana
(Dipsosaurus dorsalis)
quadrupedal running
uphill 30 degrees
250 cm/sec
 read  ddL250u   .gif (0.9MB)  .avi (1.3MB)  .mov (1.3MB)  .mpg (54kB)
Desert iguana
(Dipsosaurus dorsalis)
quadrupedal running
downhill 30 degrees
250 cm/sec
 read  ddL250d   .gif (0.9MB)  .avi (1.2MB)  .mov (1.2MB)  .mpg (53kB)
Desert iguana
(Dipsosaurus dorsalis)
quadrupedal running
horizontal treadmill
351 cm/sec
 read  ddL350  .gif (0.9MB)  .avi (1.1MB)  .mov (1.1MB)  .mpg (48kB)
Desert iguana
(Dipsosaurus dorsalis)
bipedal running
horizontal treadmill
401 cm/sec
 read  ddL400b  .gif (0.7MB)  .avi (0.9MB)  .mov (0.9MB)   .mpg (47kB)
Desert horned lizard
(Phrynosoma platyrhinos)
quadrupedal running
horizontal treadmill
245 cm/sec
 read  ppL245  .gif (0.9MB)  .avi (1.1MB)  .mov (1.1MB)  .mpg (48kB)
Fringe-toed lizard
(Uma scoparia)
quadrupedal running
horizontal treadmill
370 cm/sec
 read  usL370q  .gif (0.7MB)  .avi (0.8MB)  .mov (0.8MB)   .mpg (32kB)
Fringe-toed lizard
(Uma scoparia)
bipedal running
horizontal treadmill
390 cm/sec
 read  usL390b  .gif (1.0MB)  .avi (1.2MB)  .mov (1.2MB)   .mpg (42kB)
. animation of
femur retraction
 read  retra  .gif (67kB)  .avi (0.6MB)
. animation of
femur rotation
 read  diproa  .gif (50kB)  .avi (0.5MB)
. animation of
pelvic rotation
 read  dipprota  .gif (40kB)  .avi (0.5MB)
. animation of
pelvic rotation+
femur retraction+
femur rotation
 read  reropr  .gif (16kB)  .avi (0.2MB)
 
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fast3_seq015.avi (137MB)
        fast3_seq004_dip_bipedal.avi(31MB)
        tape75_seq10_final.avi(58MB)
        tape_fast3_seq19_short2.avi (67MB)
SNAKES        
Gerard's water snake
(Gerarda prevostiana )
feeding
(tearing apart)
soft-shelled crab
  read  gerarda_feed2   .mpg (8.3MB) 
Corn snake
(Elaphe g. guttata )
horizontal concertina locomotion
2.8 cm diameter perch
  read  Eg04_00_028mm   .avi (24.9MB) 
Brown Treesnake
(Boiga irregularis)
gap-bridging
"crawl" behavior
lateral view
  gap_9_07_02_67cm_lat  MS DV.avi (21MB)
Brown Treesnake
(Boiga irregularis)
gap-bridging
"crawl" behavior
dorsal view
  gap_9_07_02_67cm_dors  MS DV.avi (22MB)
Brown Treesnake
(Boiga irregularis)
gap-bridging
"lunge" behavior
lateral view
  gap_8_24_03_52cm_lat  MS DV.avi (128MB)
Brown Treesnake
(Boiga irregularis)
gap-bridging
"lunge" behavior
dorsal view
  gap_8_24_03_52cm_dors  MS DV.avi (107MB)
Brown Treesnake
(Boiga irregularis)
gap-bridging
largest gap/snake length
smallest snake
lateral view
  gap_8_24_10_27cm_lat  MS DV.avi (107MB)
Brown Treesnake
(Boiga irregularis)
gap-bridging
largest gap residual value
lateral view
  gap_9_07_03_69cm_lat  MS DV.avi (27MB)
Brown Treesnake
(Boiga irregularis)
gap-bridging
largest gap residual value
lateral view
  gap_9_07_03_69cm_dors  MS DV.avi (27MB)
Brown Treesnake
(Boiga irregularis)
gap-bridging
largest gap
lateral view
  gap_9_08_01_81cm_lat  MS DV.avi (27MB)
Brown Treesnake
(Boiga irregularis)
gap-bridging
largest snake
lateral view
  gap_9_08_02_78cm_lat  MS DV.avi (56MB)
Brown Treesnake
(Boiga irregularis)
gap-bridging
largest snake
dorsal view
  gap_9_08_02_78cm_dors  MS DV.avi (60MB)
Chionactis sand locomotion     avi (17MB)
         
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INVERTEBRATES        
Scolopendra centipede locomotion 1     avi (34 MB)
Scolopendra centipede locomotion 2     avi (45 MB)
 


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