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C.Koford
31 3?
Journal
9 March 1962 Delhi, India
had seen Hendersons animals. He said T. glis not in deep forest but at edge, in shrubs + gardens. Many in some places in Lala Gardens. The smaller T. minor in forest; rarely seen.
Pairs territorial and made noise when men or other shrews approached. Habitations: He suggested a 9'x9' cage, outdoor with roof, nest loops, & little disturbance. Activity mostly morning and evening. He had two litters in 3'x3'x2' cage, but one young eaten. Cage of Henderson about 5'x4'. Mangrove is an habitat of T. glis!
test Weather line: wet Nov. to Feb., but rain all yr. at Kh. & on W. coast. Now drier season; NE monsoon.
No info. totalisted a breeding season w age Turpina, but many now records of post m. seasons which show embryo size. T glis does not go far up trees; usually in ground.
I visited Dr. Don Eyles of Far Eastern Research Unit, NIH. He recently got 50 shrews from Vito, with fast service. They also had obtained monkeys from Woodwart in Bangladesh, and from S. Mujilullah, Box 137, Ramna Dacca, Pakistan. He also had several addresses of other dealers in Pakistan. Dr. Warren had met Mujilullah, & they thought him reliable (HR Rai had said they had some business there E. Pakistan but had found dealers unreliable). I saw about 15 species of monkeys held in small cages. Apparently 3 species of langurs here, + M. irus and nemestrina.
| Met Elliott McClure, who worked mostly with birds and bird parasites. Red haired; about 50 yrs. Formerly 8yrs. in Japan, & live about 3. Excellent knowledge Malay birds, & much mammal info too. Also met Olivier Milton, free - lance big game investigator, who now studying shrews, of which probably live