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c. Koford
51
Journal
17
18 July 1972.
Miranda Estancia, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
pastoral fazenda. Had walked on Caceres for a year - said many men p.
thus, killed perhaps 200 cattle/yr. Adj. fda. of Braschi (Paul Natividade)
had English administrator; also many jaguar, esp. in area called Sete
Valter. Healthy rem. of Sao Paulo had houses in Tres Bocas area, yet Curico-
& Paraguai. / Talked w/ George Ellis. He said that man killed by jaguar at
Caceres, about 1 yr. ago (when hunting) - got behind tree, but jog. reached
around both sides & grasped. About 3 yrs. ago, neighbor tried to kill 4 w.
spears; it went to side toward a woman, & he attacked & wounded jaguar.
[?] peccary]
Finally shot. But man's scalp torn off from rope forward. Queixada -
very dangerous; large bird, 4 centiles beyond edge; jaguar fear &
seldom attack - but take many p cariteu. Jaguar eat many caimans -
they got one too. Also take one. A fat ema in yard put head into
jag. cage, & jog. grabbed head in mouth. Man tried to pull ema body
four
out, but head came off. Jog. also in dense thicket, higher ground;
even may not be tall. One called 44, from size (?) tracks, hunted about
20 times, unsuccessfully. / Jabiru - now building stick nest not far from
house. Piseda - rare; found one on road. Blasturus - present,
but protected; several sete antler on wall, but mostly found, not
killed (one set Oyetocera antler in well). Blasturces - hard but big
hunter for kids; can be approached from dammied to 5 meters. In
swampy places. Eng - nests now. When late Aug., may see
20 young together; hard to run down. Serania - not associated w.
ema; rarely flies, but if pursued in can very fly once. King
vulture - have but not many; in rocky area found a large doury
young which he thought was this; no color head, had smell in place
(perhaps black vulture ?).
18 July Tues. Short walk, 7 a.m. Clear, cool, calm. Much noisy bird