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C. Koford
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Journal
22 June 1972
São Paulo, Brazil
reduced trade greatly. | We took him out to zoo. Specimen grounds. A
"lim safari" area. 3 cu. entrance fee to zoo - one / million / yr. zone.
Lakes w. waterfall. well labeled cages. saw Rhynchon (long-legged
but less hyena-like), Pternuma (playful - sits up). Have about 5 black
5 pintado jaguar, 10 oceloti, 10 margays, several gets da mata
tigress?
(= F. geoffroyi? - some from Manaojó do.). Mostly in vet. + breed-
ing compound. One man said black jog. 99% sterile. But they
had successful black or spotted & watery, with cubs same color
as parents. Unfortunately could not get at original data cards, as
"Ladelas" not there; other did not know much, relied on keeper
to tell them. | Also had's clouded leopards, several caracal. Group of
playful Brachyteler, two red-faced uakaris in fine condition, 2 said
had black uakari. | Ocelot - preyed & broodstepper, little space between) w.
07; other pair in cages. | Director, Mario Autui, friendly, but
little ext info. Secretary from California. | On oceloti in lake, group
of yelubars, ateler, saimiri, logothrix, potti - some w. only 5-
10 yds. water gaps; | Hundreds of white-faced Deaulougymus in lake. |
Carlos R. de M. said had rank 25 km. distant - L. Sanyor, - Schwarz,
others had visited there. Some Brachyteler. | We returned to central town.
23 June 1972. Friday. Returned by bus to Rio de Janeiro.
24 June 1972. Saturday. A park of about 16 ha. on Av. Vargas having
about two, mostly ferine, + lemons, pandas, and 100+ agoutis running
free, tame, food fed by people. Few groups - mostly well
scattered over area. No small young seen - must good area for deer of
reproduction; vid social behavior. Parque da Republica? Went up
Circunves by train - fine view of city + broader.