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Miguel Leng
1969
journal
15
July 3
(Cont)
Papa Leon Tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru
sandy slope where I-trapped. There are many fox tracks in the ravine, The burrows are about 1/2-2ft. wide and go into the bank.
There are fox tracks in the immediate vicinity although none appear to go directly into or come out of the burrow.
The location for the traps has been refigured at GbE
5.5 mi. NE of San Bartolo.
3:00 We trapped with snap traps 10 Km ENE,250 m.. I set about 20 traps in and among corals of rock piles.
4:00 Dr. Pearson & I took [illegible] chromosomes from the last of the Guizo animals, a Thomasomys ♀ (OPP 4651) and an Alcecon ♀[illegible].The Thomasomys was pregnant with [illegible]a single 3.8 g. fetus (she was 28g.). The Thomasomys I found dead in the trap (MA-123) also had only one embryo. Both animals we did today were dehydrated from lack of water during captivity.
8:00 pm We went out night driving to look for rodents whose tracks we saw along the road S of where we are living. At the first place when we turned off we saw a Phyllotis running, but could not catch it. We stopped and walked around the area where are trapped the second night. Mrs. Pearson saw a Mus in a hole by the road, and we saw eye-shine