Video data of captive red deer behaviour and movement patterns, Prague, Czechia, June-November 2023 v2

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This dataset contains video recordings of captive red deer Cervus elaphus, to study sleep behaviour. Videos were recorded using two speed dome Internet Protocol (IP) cameras.
This data was collected continuously from 18 adult individuals; 13 male, 5 female, in 2023 (13/06/23 - 1/8/23; 04/09/23 - 08/11/23; 13/11/23 - 21/11/23). Deer were housed at the VUZV (Institute of Animal Science) facility, Uhrineves, Prague, Czech Republic.
This dataset was funded by NERC, as part of project "NE/X010368/1: Sleep in the landscape of fear" to pair with biologging collar data.

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Publication date: 2026-08-19

Formats

mp4, jpg

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Video
Spatial reference system
WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2023-06-01    to    2023-11-21

Provenance & quality

Data is provided as raw output in mp4 format using the two speed dome IP cameras (Hikvision DS-2DE7A425IW). Recordings were saved using Hikvision software, without any post processing.

Correspondence/contact details

Euan Mortlock
Queen's University Belfast
 euanmortlock@protonmail.com

Authors

Mortlock, E.
Queen's University Belfast
Esattore, B.
Institute of Animal Sciences
Bartoš, L.
Institute of Animal Sciences
Lyamin, O.
University of California, Los Angeles
Ježek, M.
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Börger, L.
Swansea University
Capellini, I.
Queen's University Belfast

Other contacts

Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Rights holder
Queen's University Belfast
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
environment
INSPIRE theme
Agricultural and Aquaculture Facilities
Keywords
Animal behaviour , behaviour , blogging , deer , red deer , video
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/X010368/1