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most exploring & find nearly all new sources of food. But ♀ #1 has learned to follow the young to find these resources.

We periodically see buzzards & even hawks flying overhead but nothing has attacked yet. Ben is sure that a falcon or kestrel dive-bombed Micoeca the other day, but M. attacked the bird & chattered & chased him. Not clear if the response makes sense.

[[strikethrough]] Saw Cebus on [[/strikethrough]] Heard Alonatta this AM [& tomorrow AM in the direction of the Barragem.]

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I'm enjoying working with Rosa [[circled]] Lejos [[/circled]] ^[[Lemos]] de Sá who went to Univ. Wisconsin, speaks English well, but generally is anti-authority and somewhat disrespectful.

She has been ^[[one]] of Beck's "girls" & is interested in being a primatologist, but wants to work on [[underlined]] Brachyteles [[/underlined]] & stay in Brazil to watch the rise of primatology.

I recommended that she try some species which is less popular, and which fewer Americans are studying.

Animals do not seem to be foraging as much as I would hope, but there are no obvious fruits around for them to eat and the forest is clearly very young.