Pearson-1989 13 7847 F Akodon longipilis Kept alive. Seemed to be giving birth or skull only aborting at 5 p.m. on 12/12 (pink fluid from vagina, but see later). Kept isolated and not smeared. 12/17 at 10:30 a.m. she was with 3 large babies, perhaps as much as 24 hours old. Left them with her. Killed 12/18 at 4 pm. Three young, definitely grey; 13.4g. One of them cold, separate, but alive. 194 75 25 16 42g. Vagina mostly closed. Nipples large, no milk. Vagina broad and muscular, 5mm. Uterus 3.5mm diam. Right horn 2 faint swellings, left horn 2 faint swellings. Right ovary, one pink CL 1.3mm diam.; one peach CL, 1.5mm diam., plus medium and small follicles or CL in white matrix. Left ovary: one pink CL, 1.5mm; plus 2 much smaller, paler CL; and small follicles in white matrix. Pelvis open. Considerable mammary tissue. Smear leukocytes. 7848 F Akodon longipilis Kept alive. On 12/12 vagina slightly open, 584 skull only nipple large. On 12/13, pink liquid from vagina. Kept isolated, not smeared. On 12/17 at 10:30 a.m. found 5 new, live babies. Removed them, at 11:25 a.m. They5 weighed 13.8g = 2.76g each. One of them somewhat smaller than the others but alive. Killed 12/18; 4:20 pm. Vagina open. Nipples medium large; no milk. 190 76 24 16 39g. Vagina 6mm diam. Right uterus 3mm diam, no obvious swellings. Left uterus much wider: 7mm diam, probably 4 or 5 implantation sites in left horn. Right ovary with 1 pinkish CL, 1.5mm, pale pink with darker pink center. Also 1 smaller CL, about same color, and 1 or more much paler CL. Much white stroma with small and medium follicles. Left ovary: 5 or more peach CL, and 2 clearer CL with pink centers. Some stroma with small follicles. Smear. Considerable mammary tissue; pelvis open. Vaginal smear with long drawn-out cells with "tails" as seen in one other female last year. Look like zoa if you didn't know that she had been isolated since before the birth of her young. 11km NNE Nahuel Huapi, Neuquen Dec. 14 7849 M Bligmodontia sp. 160 75 23 15.5 21g Testis 6, sv 10. 7850 F Bligmodontia sp. 146 67 22 16 19g 5 fetuses 13mm CR. 7851 M Bligmodontia sp. 146 68 21 16 13g testis 5mm, sv 11mm 7852 F Bligmodontia sp. 170 80 23 16 24g 5 fetuses 12mm CR 7853 F Bligmodontia sp. 175 77 24 16 30g vagina open and bloody, 9 fetuses, 8mm swellings. 7854 M Bligmodontia sp. 153 70 23 16 20g Testis 6; sv 11mm 7855 M Bligmodontia sp. 163 77 23 16 24g Testis 7, sv 11mm 7856 F Bligmodontia sp. 154 71 21 16 20g 7 bump embryos 7857 M Bligmodontia sp. 140 68 21 16 13g Testis 6, sv 9mm