Field notes, v1525
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Pearson 1982 Marroso Nov. 22. Color Cuv, weepum, Auta caught one in one of two cage traps set side by side facing opposite directions. between two bushes entire many small mouse footprints in the fine sand showed lots of traffic. Our tent under a willow was 50 ft. away. Mouse - not poit was untouched. Animal not detected. Nov. 24. Ate meat off a big lamb - roast for the first night in preference to dead mouse and raw lamb meat. Tail skin loose, seemed too big for tail, Total length about 2'4 ins, Tail about 110 ins, measured in the quickly feting state. Does not think of your other carcass. Woke her up at 11:30 a.m., room 19°, and promptly took meal temp: 34½°. Last night she ate part of slightly carcass, bones and all. Saw her climbing upside down on the top screen of her cage. Not very active, no vocalizations, couldn't shine her eyes. Nov. 25 Did not eat trout hash. Did eat Savanna. A flurry of spontaneous activity at 9:15 a.m. Nov. 26 Did not eat pack of meat or stewed beef or cheese. Did eat a little apple, more savanna, and brain of an Elgin donut cant not much of the rest of it. Barked and barked tail staves frequently. Nov. 27 Ate the guts and backbones of a mouse, but not its brain. More Savanna also. Nov. 28 Ate raw chicken, not bacon or (pate) Nov. 29 Did not eat freshly killed legard Dec. 1 " " " liver stink bug (big rolling stick)