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Hendrickson
1950
Caiman (?)
(specimens not taken - sight records)
Nov. 5 5km. N Villavieja, 1400 ft., Huila, Colombia, S.A.
river branch. It remained in this one
spot, paddling and splashing with
all legs and with its tail, undulating
the body as it did so. Perico said it
was "playing" in the water. Its
head, seen at fairly close range (50 ft.?)
when first sighted, was a warm
yellow-tan in color.
Nov. 8 Villavieja, 1400 ft., Huila, Colombia, S.A.
On island adjacent to town, Paulino
led me to a "habitual" lair of a
caiman which he says is about
1 meter long. This is a small
"bay" where an island stream
joins the river. We placed a
large baited hook, hanging at the
water surface at this place.
(see journal for sketch of spot)