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Datasets

Here we provide a number of sample and benchmark datasets that can be used for experimenting with or extending SLEAP.

These datasets are all saved as .pkg.slp files, which are self-contained SLEAP labels together with embedded image data. See Data structures for examples on how to work with SLEAP files.

For the full set of labeled datasets and trained models reported in the SLEAP paper (Pereira et al., Nature Methods, 2022), please see the OSF repository.

fly32

fly32

Name fly32
Description Animal-centered movies of single fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) freely moving in an enclosed circular arena with backlight. Videos were recorded with a camera that followed animal, so all images are roughly centered.
Videos 59
Image size 192 x 192 x 1
FPS 100
Resolution 35 px / mm
Skeleton 32 nodes
Num Animals 1
Identity
Labels 1500
Download Train (.pkg.slp) / Validation (.pkg.slp) / Test (.pkg.slp)
Example Clip (.mp4) / Tracking (.slp)
Credit Berman et al. (2014), Pereira et al. (2019), Pereira et al. (2022), Talmo Pereira, Gordon Berman, Joshua Shaevitz

flies13

flies13

Name flies13
Description Freely interacting pairs of virgin male and female fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster, NM91 strain) 3 to 5 days post-eclosion. Animals frequently engage in courtship behavior.
Videos 30
Image size 1024 x 1024 x 1
FPS 150
Resolution 30.3 px / mm
Skeleton 13 nodes
Num Animals 2
Identity
Labels 2000 frames, 4000 instances
Download Train (.pkg.slp) / Validation (.pkg.slp) / Test (.pkg.slp)
Example Clip (.mp4) / Tracking (.slp)
Credit Pereira et al. (2022), Junyu Li, Shruthi Ravindranath, Talmo Pereira, Mala Murthy

mice_of

mice_of

Name mice_of
Description Freely moving C57BL/6J mice (Mus musculus) in 45.7 x 45.7 cm open field arena with a clear acrylic floor, imaged from below to ensure paw visibility.
Videos 20
Image size 1280 x 1024 x 1
FPS 80
Resolution 1.97 px / mm
Skeleton 11 nodes
Num Animals 1-5
Identity
Labels 1000 frames, 2950 instances
Download Train (.pkg.slp) / Validation (.pkg.slp) / Test (.pkg.slp)
Example Clip (.mp4) / Tracking (.slp)
Credit Pereira et al. (2022), John D'Uva, Mikhail Kislin, Samuel S.-H. Wang

mice_hc

mice_hc

Name mice_hc
Description Pairs of male and female white Swiss Webster mice (Mus musuculus) imaged in a home cage environment with lightly-colored bedding, imaged from above. Animals are fairly low contrast with respect to the background.
Videos 40
Image size 1280 x 1024 x 1
FPS 40
Resolution 1.9 px / mm
Skeleton 5 nodes
Num Animals 2
Identity
Labels 1474 frames, 2948 instances
Download Train (.pkg.slp) / Validation (.pkg.slp) / Test (.pkg.slp)
Example Clip (.mp4) / Tracking (.slp)
Credit Pereira et al. (2022), Eleni Papadoyannis, Mala Murthy, Annegret Falkner

bees

bees

Name bees
Description Pairs of female worker bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) freely interacting in a petri dish with hexagonal beeswax flooring for up to 30 minutes
Videos 18
Image size 1536 x 2048 x 1
FPS 100
Resolution 14 px / mm
Skeleton 21 nodes
Num Animals 2
Identity
Labels 804 frames, 1604 instances
Download Train (.pkg.slp) / Validation (.pkg.slp) / Test (.pkg.slp)
Example Clip (.mp4) / Tracking (.slp)
Credit Pereira et al. (2022), Grace McKenzie-Smith, Z. Yan Wang, Joshua Shaevitz, Sarah Kocher

gerbils

gerbils

Name gerbils
Description Selected videos from a continuous monitoring setup of a home cage with 2 pup and 2 adult gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus), from P15 to 8 months old. Some animals are partially shaved to distinguish their appearance.
Videos 23
Image size 1024 x 1280 x 3
FPS 25
Resolution 2 px / mm
Skeleton 14 nodes
Num Animals 4
Identity
Labels 425 frames, 1588 instances
Download Train (.pkg.slp) / Validation (.pkg.slp) / Test (.pkg.slp)
Example Clip (.mp4) / Tracking (.slp)
Credit Pereira et al. (2022), Catalin Mitelut, Marielisa Diez Castro, Dan H. Sanes