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Karen Dykes
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  • Mustela cicognani [underlined] Alta Lake. Aug. [August] 22/41 [1941] Caught a young rabbit in a snare + had it partially eaten by a weasel. A hole 1" wide had been cut in the chest wall and part of the lungs, heart + liver eaten. All meat had been stripped from humerus + scapula + bits of bone chewed from suprascapular margin + segments of ribs eaten. It was a [female symbol] weasel. Aug. [August] 25/41 [1941] Caught another juv. [juvenile] female in same trap. Stomach contained a mouse. Frontal sinuses had nematodes 4 in left, one in right - these preserved. Dark part of pelage in process of growth or molt. At least fur bases projected through dermis. This animal was still warm in the trap (caught round chest) at 8 am. Sept 1 [date crossed out] Aug. [August] 30/41 [1941 Large ad. [adult] [male symbol] in same trap. Stomach contained a few bone fragments + some hard pieces of what appeared to be coarse muscle or tendon. Sinuses infected with nematodes but no surface lesions.
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