Field notes, v1350
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Myrna Leeng 1969 Journal 117 Pampa de Galeras, 4000 m., Dept. Ayacucho, Peru Sept. 8 (cont.) Of course the quality is vastly different. It does seem that noise is made both by exhaling & inhaling, however. Vicuñas are slender & have long necks. They seem to be characteristically golden tan with long white hairs hanging from their lower necks - probably to protect their forelegs when they lie down - I get the impression, from following a family group, that vicuñas have fairly good eyesight. I was upwind from them, and still, from a couple of hundred yards away the male would be watching me and giving the warning call. The vocalization varies from call to call. Perhaps a faster vocalization indicates more anxiety. The bee-having (type) of call allows the call to reflect [illegible] the rate of breathing, which may be proportional to the amount of anxiety. In family groups, the most useful, indeed, the only kind of communication is that which [illegible] makes known the emotional state of the caller. Our locality for this place will be 10 mi. WNW Paguis, 13000 ft. At 3:00 pm I began setting traps. I had 25 small Sherman and 31 snap traps. I set 27, alternating snap & live, along the rocky cliffs nearby. When the habitat began looking bad, I took the remaining 17 snaps + 7 live traps across the valley to a rocky hill where Quenios trees were [illegible] growing on one side. This area [illegible]