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Rio San Miguel, 13°25'N. Dept., San Miguel
Feb., 2, 1926 - Feb., 21, 1926
Nasua
- Oicote
Oicotes were spoken of as one of the commonest animals at this camp. I found their tracks sometimes abundantly in dusty cow trails that led through the pasture jungle. There also were Raccoon tracks but Oicote tracks could be differentiated in that their toes have a tendency to terminate close together while those of a Raccoon are usually more widely spread.
No. 11059 was brought in by a native who encountered it in a trail early one morning. He said that his dog killed it. One day a group of nearly a dozen were found in one tree by our native helper, and he collected Nos. 11065, 11066, and 11067. He said they never attempted to escape but remained in the tree and pecked around the limbs at him.