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child
1958
Rangifer
27 Jun Pitwagea River, Cape Sabine, Alaska
1712-14 : 67 : 1653-55:73.
Male scratching tip of antler on lower part of hind foot which was held up in the air - a
ridiculous sight. Then it scratched chin
which was mottly on fore-quarter.
Some fawns are very misty, both
above and below. Is this a sign of
youth which is lost as they grow?
Prospect so and if so, the fawn of
these might have been born today.
They don't appear to be very old.
1715 Wind NE. Rain stopped. Cold nip
To the air. Heard joints clicky as
Harper describes it. 3rd case of
antler scratching on metatarsal gland.
1730 fawn tuck up, Colly, 2 ran circling at
50-100 ft around its mother. Apparently play.
1740 Wind stopped. Not much movement now
between here and Old Ridge. Heard thinning out
but many thousands still in sight to the
west. This herd must be close to 100,000.
1646 I stopped to smell + watch me over the
hill and fawn took the opportunity to nurse
It butted theudder like a calf. Very little
movement now. Heard feeding and in some areas
are bedded down. Left at 1800.
2400 Some still present although herd has passed-