Field notes, v1523
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Presump tarsalis may 1 Puerto Blet. Caught a young ♂ 31g in a large Sherman boated with oatmeal, set on the ground at 15 on the grid. Only a few feet away were bambos, tree-bushes with leaves like privet, Holly bushes, and a young E/podocarps ( ). It was, unlike Onyzymps, quite tranquil while being handled, and squeaked. When released, it promptly climbed up a large smooth bamboo cane almost 1" diam., using the hands and feet on opposite sides of the cane (hugging it). We watched for about 5 minutes while it sat on various branche about 6 feet up, ground, moved to another tree, etc. On one occasion it jumped a few inches from one branch to another. On another occasion it held on with hind feet while it reached across to another branch with its front paws, then crossed over. Didn't seem at all anxious to hide anywhere. We were able to watch from about 6-foot distance. A second larger male 4-2g was caught on the ground at C9 (tagged 312) along a small log. A few yards away were a clumps of bambos and one small tree (young Nothofagus?). This individual also was docile, when released it ran about 15 feet across the ground, then up a diagonal bamboo, stepped up about 6 feet and ground etc for about 5 minutes, than climbed through the brander a few meters away and when we moved closer to it, after another 5 minutes we left him sitting quietly about 8 or 10 feet ups. Whenever we approached too closely, both of them climbed up higher.