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hit the food platform, & eat bananas. Mark isn't far behind & all 3 eat.

The next animal I see is Micoeca, [I with shock] & about 10 min later #6.

There is some physical contact between #6 & Mc and #9 seems to avoid Mc.

Over next hour, animals periodically eat and Micoeca seems to pursue #9 rather relentlessly, #9 at one point lunges at Mc and produces raspy squeals.

The group circles the camp area with #9 leading.

Eventually #9, R, M, enter the nest box [full of bees now]

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and then #6. They stay in a while but leave as soon as Mc [[strikethrough]] op [[/strikethrough]] enters box.

Can't tell whether Mc or bees bother them most.

They eventually hit Inga #1, their first independent tree hole but they never go in (Inga also full of bees).

It gets dark with animals near but not in Inga.

Back at house, we try to recreate what happened. I am angry & depressed because the whole project could fall because of this. Basically I feel that using Mc was a mistake since we know of his origin & he is too advanced for other animals. Also the encounter suggests that the viveiros [are were] too close.