Field notes, v1408
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Koford, CB Papio 1 October 1965. Mt. Weso Bridge, Toro Game Preserve, Toro: In evening occasional loud sharp dog - like bark from forest riv. (3 juvs.) riv., & soon 2 in single large spreading tree with dull green large heart- shaped leaves. There within 50 yds. of where Colobus alips. seen earlier a brown vulture w. white head sat atop tree, & once a flock of green pigeons landed there. Drooping common. About 60' up in tree, an large rain birds. 2 October 1965. About 0200 heard to bark, & Colobus in area to bark, as if from intruders. 0700, still in tree (same), & noisy fight (?) broke out. Others ran toward the fighting sounds. Once, apparently, by 0900, the Colobus in night trees still. | Rain in afternoon. But baboons both in same tree before 7 p.m. 3 October 1965. Much barking & apparent fighting sounds 0630. Left the tent about 0730, & soon saw 2 in bushes & small tree within 50 yds. of our tent. Occas. fed, but mostly sat, grooming, and still nearby at 0915. In 28 baboons, only 2 seemed to be infants, & sevl juvs. Walked thru 2' high grass at times, & ascended isol- ated 25' tree. Allowed human approach to about 100' before descended. Resp. settled for night 1/4 yds. N. of previous site. 4 October 1965. About 7 a.m. heard, but not seen, from camp. About 1/4 mile upstream from game lodge in isolated tree & low edge bushes of forest, 12 (juvs. but no juvs. seen). 6 October 1965. By morning, no others seen or heard near our camps, the Colobus came as before. So probably variable in night resting site. 23 October 1965. I saw one atop flat-topped tree from road thru Rabairo game preserve, SW of Mt. Kodaw, 2 p.m.