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Canti,
Blair
1474
Journal
White Mountain Research Station Bishop, Inyo
Co. California.
June 6
gather data on live animals after all. One
animal, #168, a female from the Kingston range
who raised a litter in captivity was now feebler on
a blackbuck diet. Since I moved #96 to a
blackbuck diet, I decided to remove #68 and
make her a control animal - if she recovers! for
her body temperature had started to fall and
her reflexes were visibly slow.
June 7
Today was very windy and not too hot.
The wind decreased the animal room,
so I fear those marginal animals will
have a hard time of it. I have begun to
gather blackbuck from the 5700' level of
the E. slope of the range, for here it is
larger and there very green sprigs of new
growth. Some of the leaves on the older
branches are turning yellow already,
so this may be a precursor of leaf-drop.
The temperature at night was cool; The
overnight low in the animal room was 64° F.
June 8
The morning was still, but more wind is
predicted for later in the day.
June 10
As of today the results are simply
encouraging - all animals, regardless of
locality, loose weight on dry seeds.
of 11 on Triple F five are dead and two