Tom Lorson July 9 7 mi. E. Port Nolloth, Namaqualand, S. Africa Holes. Was able to walk up within 10 feet of several before they darted into their dens. A few seconds later, as I moved away, they peered up at me in an amusing manner. Tomorrow they are going to be surprised when I shoot them... You can hear their high pitched warning whistles. Van Heever caught a young Namaqualand bank- mouse form - No. 225970. July 10 Today I caught three Black-eared Elephant shrews off traps set with peanut butter, raisins, and oatmeal. Nos. 223587, 223607, and 223707. All the shrews were caught around the brush piles built by the Namaqualand Stomys. Catched one Stomys No. 123407. Burneda brush pile but no rodents came out even though there was plenty of evidence of life. Tails lead into the pile and dung was plentiful. The Stomys build stick piles in the branches of small bushes - either to got at the succulent leaves of the plant or to make nests to live in. Food is brought into the piles. It's a tremendous piece of work for small rodents to build these huge piles with small branches and twigs. Interconnecting runways tunnel from brush pile to other piles, to fleeing grounds and to their ground burrows. Lawler Stomys setting for its fate. Shot at it with dust shot but it escaped. Will set traps tomorrow.