Table 4 Failed validations. Species for which there were no peak frequencies extracted related to RR and/or HR are listed here. An ‘X’ in the Validation Failed column indicates which measurement was not obtained via IRT. A suspected reason for failure is listed for each species

African crested porcupine

X

X

Too much animal movement

Andean bear

X

Thick fur, face covered by anesthesia mask

Blue penguin

X

X

Too much animal movement, feathers, subcutaneous fat, wet

California sea lion

X

Too much animal movement, wet

Long tailed chinchilla

X

Thick fur, > 1 m from camera

Chuckwalla

X

Too much animal movement, thick scales

Dabb spiny tailed lizard

X

Too much animal movement, thick scales

Dromedary camel

X

Tail movement and moving shadow on thermal windows

Harbor seal

X

Too much animal movement, thick blubber, wet

King penguin

X

X

Too much animal movement, feathers, subcutaneous fat, wet

Magellanic penguin

X

X

Too much animal movement, feathers, subcutaneous fat, wet

Minilop rabbit

X

Thick fur, > 1 m from camera

Prehensile-tailed porcupine

X

X

Too much animal movement, unstable camera

Red footed tortoise

X

Too much animal movement, thick skin/scales

Red panda

X

Too much animal movement

Slender-tailed meerkat

X

X

Bag breathing (immobilized), background movement

Southern rockhopper penguin

X

Feathers, subcutaneous fat (immobilized so not due to movement)