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Kamloops, B.C. [British Columbia] May 23, 1929.
Took a male + female chipmunk
up Peterson Creek. They were in
a young poplar, about 4 ft. [feet]
from the ground, where they
had taken refuge on seeing
the dog. Male moulting, female
in worn winter pelage.
Took a male Thomomys f. [fuscus] fuscus
in a steel trap, set in an
underground working that appeared
fresh. There were some fresh
dandelion cuttings in the burrow
The animal lived for about 6
hrs. [hours] Caught at night.
Black Pines, B.C. [British Columbia] May 24. [1929] Temp [Temperature] 96 [degree symbol]
Exp. [Experiment] no. [number] 3. Took 24 groundhogs 3 [female symbol], [illegible number] juv. [juveniles]
+ 9 [male symbol] recovered. Took 1 male + 1 juv [juvenile]
in traps. The juv. [juvenile] squealed when
I pulled it from its hole but
the male dug itself in and
fought viciously. The burrows
were in the open fields +
in rock slides flanked by pine
+ fir groves. The females occupied
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