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Table 3 Time of elements of behaviour categorised as vigilance (s) in response to the test signals (means ± SD)

From: Behavioural responses of Konik Polski horses to natural, familiar sound of thunderstorm, and unfamiliar similar-sounding sounds of volcanic eruption and sea storms

Phase

Volcano (Volcanic eruption sound)

Thunder (Thunderclap sound)

Sea storm (The sound of roaring waves and the wind during a sea storm)

Snoring

 Before

0.00 ± 0.00 ax

0.76 ± 0.72 ay

2.07 ± 1.38 az

 During

0.00 ± 0.00 ax

0.31 ± 0.48 ax

2.07 ± 0.86 ay

 After

0.00 ± 0.00 ax

0.46 ± 0.51 ay

3.38 ± 1.26 az

Vocalisation

 Before

0.46 ± 0.51 ax

0.00 ± 0.00 ay

0.15 ± 0.37 axy

 During

0.76 ± 0.43 ax

0.00 ± 0.00 ay

0.23 ± 0.43 axy

 After

0.76 ± 0.59 ax

0.69 ± 0.48 bx

0.92 ± 0.64 bx

High head position

 Before

0.23 ± 0.43 ax

0.61 ± 0.51 ay

1.00 ± 0.00 ay

 During

0.00 ± 0.00 ax

0.00 ± 0.00 bx

1.46 ± 1.05 ay

 After

0.00 ± 0.00 ax

0.00 ± 0.00 bx

1.00 ± 0.58 ay

High tail position

 Before

1.23 ± 0.72 ax

1.85 ± 1.07 ax

4.92 ± 1.32 ay

 During

0.54 ± 0.66 bx

1.23 ± 0.60 az

3.38 ± 1.42 by

 After

1.46 ± 0.78 ax

1.62 ± 0.87 ax

3.15 ± 1.82 by

Sticking together

 Before

0.00 ± 0.00 ax

1.31 ± 0.75 ay

2.54 ± 1.13 az

 During

0.00 ± 0.00 ax

0.54 ± 0.52 by

1.69 ± 0.95 bz

 After

0.31 ± 0.48 ax

0.85 ± 0.69 bx

1.85 ± 0.90 by

  1. Phases: Before - before the sound signal reproduction, During - during the sound signal reproduction, After - after the sound signal reproduction. The mean values denoted by different letters (a, b: between the phases; x, y, z: between the test sounds) differ significantly at P ≤ 0.05