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Gilmae CITELLUS (F)
1931
+ the anterior side of the anus &
seem to be scent glands.
Aug. 12. Took a young individual
No. 1867 - perhaps born in hibernation,
perhaps just after they came out in
the spring! (April !)
Aug. 14. The 3 citellus have the those
scent nipples in the anus much as in
the F.
As a rule the immatures are very
hard to sex for the F. show no
signs of mammary glands and the
clitoris is so well developed in
the Ps that by merely feeling
the groin will give one the
impression that the specimen in
hand is a male. Close examination
is necessary. The greater proportion
of the population seems to be
immatures; old adults are seldom
taken. The natives are trapping
them quite extensively to obtain the
fur.
One individual, when being extracted
from a steel trap uttered a continuous
stream of plaintive cries, shrill
and loud, and interspersed