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(Pearson
1952
Cavia (Salsa)
April 7-9 Pichipichuni, 12800ft, 8km NW. Huacullani,
Dept of Puno, Peru
I have seen attempted, if not successful
captures of guinea pigs here. Also saw one
fight, although I was unable to collect the
participants. Nose to nose, they franced
around like a pair of sparring boxers, once
in a while one or the other would make a
lunge for the hindquarters of his opponent, and
both would go tumbling around with squeaks
and grunts. Watched for about 5 minutes,
then my date with ZZ drew them down holes.