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E.M. Brock
1958
4
Arctic fox
July 23
Barrow, Alaska
Foxes quite frequently out near the point.
I took a trip to the point with him today
and saw at least two owls but no foxes.
It may very logically be that these animals
are feeding upon the dead and crippled
ducks left by the eskimols.
Aug 7, 1958
Cape Simpson, Alaska
A skull by itself was found and saved
as a skull only. Later in the day a
putrid dead animal was found and
the skull was taken. The rest of the
skeleton was discarded.
Aug 11
Barrow, Alaska
When I left for Cape Simpson on August
7 it was a premature departure and
the traps had to be left out for transects
V and VI (see journal). Upon returning
from Simpson I checked the two transects.
When I approached the lines two foxes were
seen in the vicinity - one was on transect VI.
When I stopped the weasel, the latter fox
came over and circled the [illegible] vehicle.
I started to check the twyline and retrieve
the traps. Now the fox came to within
five feet and lay down. Then he moved
a short distance to a trap and smelled
a dead bird. All this took place at