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Puerto del Triunfo, Dept. Usulutan
Dec, 28, 1925 - Jan, 25, 1926
Coendou
Porcupine — Zorro espinos
At Puerto del Triunfo I met
with and killed two adult female
Porcupines while hunting in the
daytime. The third No. 11036 an immature
male was brought to me by a native boy
who said he killed it in some vines
in a tree in the jungle. No. 10920 was
shot among vines in a tree about 25 ft.
from the ground. At first it looked
like a large wasps nest. This small
group of trees were at the edge of the
muddy tide flat, and on the opposite side
was a corn patch, not more than three
hundred yards from the little village.
No. 10949 was found in dense tropical
jungle where the coconut palms were found
abundantly under the larger trees. This
specimen was seen by me about 75 ft.
from the ground among some dense vines
near the main trunk of the supporting tree.
It was so dark that I thought it to be
a termites nest but when it moved I
knew what it was. As usual with
these forms this animal came to the
ground with spines splending in all
directions. One stomach contained
green bark pulp.