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No sign of Mitch & Jim so decided to take cab to PDA.

Arrive @ 7 PM. Mitch & Jim had just arrived: had caught GLTs in 2 [[strikethrough]] study [[/strikethrough]] trapping areas and one maned sloth.
Dionzio also present
We have dinner & organize how the animals will be processed. Don't start till about 11PM.

Finished with the sloth about 4AM.

All [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] GLTs bled (except infant)^[[weighed]] measured, temper. taken, tattooed, Nyanzol-dyed, ecto parasites taken, teeth checked.

Anesthetized with ketamine (2-12mg)

3 animals given transmitters

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Vargen (forest outside reserve to be cut) Group:

[[circled]] 1 [[/circled]] ?Adult [[female symbol]]: Adult size but not lactating & probably has never reproduced.
Transmitter put on.

565gm.  Temp 38 [[degrees]]C.
Circumgenital & sternal glands not well developed.

Upper canines nearly as large as adult breeding [[female symbol]].
Total L. 60.9 cm  Tail 36.3 cm

[[circled]] 2 [[/circled]] SA [[symbol for 2 females]]
 430 g  450 g
 37° C  37.1 g
glands invisible, nipples tiny
right canine [[right pointing arrow]]
5 mm length     4.5 mm L.

TL  56.7 cm    56.3 cm
Tail L. 33.4 "[[ditto for cm]] 34.0 "[[ditto for cm]]

[[circled]] 3 [[/circled]] Infant [[symbol for female]]
Total L 40.0 cm
170g  Tail 23.9m
35.8 [degrees] C