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Also Ben never saw him emerge from the nestbox in the morning & thought that he may not have even slept with the group.

Also Rosa has noticed that #5 is often not easily observed.

He doesn't loudly explore, does not interact as much with the infants as # 6 ♀ and occasionally just disappears. Not clear whether the social tensions relate to a real change in the ♀s physiology & endocrine state or whether #7 is consorting with her in 

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anticipation of her heat approaching.

#7 has mounted, follows & grooms her constantly, but no full copulations have been seen.

#1 has moved onto using the natural vegetation more easily than I would have expected & in so doing has pulled #7 with her out of the viveiro.

#8 ♂, [[strikethrough]] expect [[/strikethrough]] except for the first day, when he went about 30 m south, has only left the viveiro to eat bananas or other small quantities of food.

#6, the infants, #9 & #5 continue to do the