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Herrert.
1998
August 3 (continued)
have a button, and later realized that as shedding nears the button is primarily visible through the now translucent pre-button. At 1125hr, #21 site, I see 1-dot, 2-dot, and 3-dot plus two unmarked babies in shade of overhang. All slowly crawl in as we approach and try to catch the two unmarked babies, and #21 rattles briefly from out of sight in the hole.
August 4 at 0820hr #31 is at the entrance of her delta, head facing out, and there is a freshly shed baby coiled against her in the shade of the overhang. There is a new fresh shed, of 2-dot, in grass approx 15cm out from rock, where I saw the baby on upper edge of rock yesterday. This baby goes back in series as Dare upgrades to x1m and takes several photos; no response from the #31. At 1010hr I snatch a baby from under the coil of #29, who is at the entrance of her site in a tight coil. Baby #1 (PIT026606339), 1 green dot, no wt, blue eyes w/ button visible through pre-button. #38 signal is 3m north of #29, under a large