Argentina field notes, v1528
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Pearson 1987 59 Oct 26 Seatedolph of timer made quick thrust at it when it came too close, but mostly this beast just grounded or sat. Suddenly, at 9:40, the Eliguer wandered closer, 740g too quick to see how, grabbed, wrapped his body around it, and within 2 or 3 seconds the mouse was dead - probably bitten through the skull. 740g then licked the face + nose of the dead mouse and started to eat at the end of the snout. It ate steadily, almost desperately, until 9:55 at which time it had consumed everything back to the shoulders including fur, molars, incisors, skull, front limbs, and feet. Then the Seela stepped for a thorough grooming of its face and front paws. Then it ate some more, ribs of the front and of the carcass. At 10:03 it rested and at 10:07 went into its nest cave, leaving the carcass at the entrance (where it had been all along). By 8 a.m., all had been eaten, including intestines, except 2.3 g of tail and hindquarters with a foot and the covering fur. It was a big Eliguer but everything about 25 g. # 7410 was "asleep" in its nest tube when the Eliguer (about 18g) was put into the cage. It paid no attention to the offering, sometimes leaving Eliguer for perhaps 20 minutes. Then it came out of its tube and before long (9:58) encountered the mouse in a favorable situation,