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seen. I set [[strikethrough]] rat [[/strikethrough]] traps down at the creek side far below camp & caught 3 species of shrews, a short-tailed Sorex a long tailed silver Sorex & a large Pachyura.
[[circled left]] 8 [[/circled left]] This was our last day in the camp which was broken at noon in a driving rain storm. I took a long climb thru the forest & just as we were turning to descend the gibbons called near by. We stalked these by their notes which they uttered at close intervals until we disturbed or sighted them. Their notes were varied. The long drawn out wail was uttered in consort by the 2 black males but before these loud notes were uttered a low barking warning note was always uttered. We stalked them very carefully as they are quite shy & advanced only when they were calling so they could not hear us walking in the leaves. Finally, when within 40 yds I saw a large black ♂ but only his body, the