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Jim believes that there used to be one large group which split recently & that the [[insertion]] tame [[/insertion]] at Romildo/Rudolfo's house became the dominant male of one of the groups.

I indicated to Jim that I believed that there were already 2 groups in June 1982 when I visited & that the tame male was provoking encounters.

Carlos thinks that 2 groups were also already there.

This group(s) probably include animals that were transplanted into the Reserve by Dionisio in '79-'81.

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Carlos and I move thru lowland to upland area full of spiny black palms. I have never seen such a density of black palms & wonder what causes it - soil, altitude?

Carlos believes that animals spend time in swamp in morning hunting insects & then in later afternoon go upland to feed on fruits.

Ben [& Jim] believe that they feed on fruits first to fill bellies (my interpretation - get a quick hit of sugar for energy).

I am not sure that any of us have data to support any of the hypotheses.

Ben's early morning wake-up