162 THURS. 11 JUNE 1953 203 TOP CAMP. TONIGHT THE MYSTERY ANIMAL OF LAST NIGHT PUT IN AN APPEARANCE AT THE EDGE OF CAMP. LEN WAS WALKING AROUND THE TENT LOOKING FOR MOTHS WHEN HE HEARD THE LEAVES RUSTLE. HE CALLED ME AND I FOUND ONE OF THE GIANT RATS (UROMYS ANEK) ABOUT 15 FT. UP IN A SMALL TREE. SHOT HER WITH .410 (#12). WAS MAKING THE HIGH-PITCHED SCENT THAT I HAVE HEARD BEFORE. THE EASIEST HUNTING NIGHT I HAVE HAD. FOUND 3 KINDS OF PARASITES. THIS IS SPECIMEN #200 FROM THIS CAMP. THIS AFTERNOON WHILE I WAS MAKING UP SKINS I HEARD JIMMY CHOPPING UP IN THE SCRUB. ISILELE. KIM + I WENT UP TO HELP. JIMMY HAD FOUND ANOTHER HOLE FULL OF POGONOMYS - 6 OF THEM THIS TIME (INCLUDING 2 YOUNG). RAIN IN A.M. + EARLY P.M. CLEARING LATER. LIL LIL SICK - DON'T KNOW IF ISILELE RAN HIS TRAPS OR NOT. ONLY 6 RATTUS TODAY IN ADDITION TO THE WALLACEY + DAVID'S 6 POGONOMYS. GEOFF HAD A FINE MENU TONIGHT: SOUP + CRACKERS, BACON + YAMS, REAL COCONUT + A COOKIE FOR ME + SOME ARMY CHOCOLATE; ALSO FRESH BAKED BREAD + STRAWBERRY JAM. WALKED UP THE HILL TO LOOK FOR EARLY-FLYING BATS + SAW THE LOVELIEST SUNSET YET. GOROPU WAS INDIGO AGAINST A YELLOW + ORANGE SKY - THE VALLEY BETWEEN FILLED WITH A SEA OF MILKY- WHITE ALMOST TRANSLUCENT CLOUDS. THE HIGH CLOUDS OVERHEAD WERE TINGED ROSE COLOR. THE YELLOW GLOW LASTED FOR A LONG TIME. KIM HELPED ISILELE SKIN THE WALLABY TODAY - THE BOYS HAILED THE BODY. KIM CAUGHT ONE RATTUS TODAY. IT'S ASKING FOR MORE TRAPS. CLEAR & COLD TONIGHT. BOYS SINGING + CLAPPING.