Field notes, v1525
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Pleakon 1984 acroncyx fuscus parteri at 7:30 pm Jan. 3 Pusa Indica. Put 10 steel traps in dense bamboo/ saline forest on the hill north of the old hotel, in an area about 50 ft x 50 ft. These 10 occupied about half the holes visible. The holes were open, hardly any excavated earth. When I was clearing out one of them I found a deposit of soft green bamboo chips. The bamboo here was immensely stout, lots of new shoots. Numerous pieces of soft, 1" cane were lying about, some 2 ft long or more, no tooth marks on them. Maybe cows? Also some "stumps" of bamboo ground off 6 or 8 inches above ground, looking like miniature beaver stumps. 8:00 Sat quietly from [illegible] to 8:30 pm (sunset) bud saw & heard nothing except cruising wasps. But at 8:30 had one adult A acronyx. Jan. 4, at 7 a.m. traps held 1 adult and 2 baby acronyxs. Both babies had milk in the stomachs. Rather adult in captivity has eaten bamboo, apple, or rolled oats. 7157 when the high pitched squeak that I can't describe. Sacrificed one for Sibley. Jan. 5 The remaining individual is eating bamboo, Jan. 6 Has eaten all his bamboo and a little bit of apple. Very inactive. Jan. 9 Christie has a specimen from Sagar Soley.