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Author: Paul Carter

HomePosted by Paul Carter
8 September 2022
Oriental
Dugong

Bali and Nepal

BALI: In July I posted some notes on Dugong in Bali (LINK); then this month added notes on the Geoffroy’s Rousette Colony at Pura Goa Lawah (LINK) as well as brief notes on othe

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28 March 2022
Central and South America
Alston's Woolly Mouse OpossumHatt's Vesper Rat

Panama and Belize (done) and Texas (early April)

1 – PANAMA (Feb 2022) A post on mammals seen in the Gamboa area HERE; includes Margay and Ocelot …. A post on mammals seen in Boquete HERE; including (1) cottage accommodat

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25 January 2022
Africa
Bats of Southern and Central Africa

Book alert: Bats of Southern and Central Africa

The following book provides very detailed species accounts of the bats of Southern and Central Africa. I bought it in South Africa last year but it sells online in the US (e.g. Ama

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23 January 2022
Africa
Karoo Rock SengiLarge-eared Mouseriverine rabbitSpectacled Dormouse

Dunedin Farm Mammal Guide (Western Cape, South Africa) – 2021 update

Dunedin Farm Mammal Guide (Western Cape, South Africa) – 2021 update In the last 6 years I have spent 13 nights (3 trips) at Dunedin Farm and I am still finding mammals new t

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31 July 2021
Europe and the Palearctic
arctic foxIcelandModrudalur

Arctic Fox at Modrudalur (Northern Iceland)

Brief post with site info on habituated Arctic Fox at Modrudalur in Northern Iceland. I have not seen Modrudalur mentioned in other mammal-watching posts; it is only 7 km off the r

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30 March 2021
Oriental
Platanista gangeticaPlatanista minor

Taxonomic revision of the South Asian River dolphins

Re Indus and Ganges River dolphins. Authors of the reference below elevate the Indus subspecies, Platanista gangetica minor, to species level, Platanista minor. Reference: Gill

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3 February 2021
Africa
Dusky DolphinLagenorhynchus obscurusSt Helena Bay

Dusky Dolphin at Shelley Point, St Helena Bay 9South Africa)

In Jan 2021 I drove up to Shelley Point in the St Helena Bay area (2 hours drive north of Cape Town, South Africa) to look for Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus). On the mor

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2 February 2021
Africa
Bathyergus suillusCryptomys hottentotusDendromus mesomelasGrammomys dolichuruspacapix.com

Small Mammals in Wilderness (Western Cape, RSA)

On recent visits to Wilderness (2019 to 2021) I photographed the following small mammals: 1. Brants’ Climbing Mouse (Dendromus mesomelas) @ Fairy Knowe Backpackers. 2. Woodla

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8 January 2021
Africa
Brants' Whistling RatHaviside's Dolphin

Haviside’s Dolphin and Brants’ Whistling Rat at Strandfontein (South Africa)

Strandfontein is a small coastal town about 300 km (four hours drive) north of Cape Town (and not to be confused with Strandfontein of False Bay). I have friends there and when vis

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8 January 2021
Africa
Balaenoptera brydeiBalaenoptera edeni brydeiBryde's Whale

Bryde’s Whale (Balaenoptera brydei) in False Bay (South Africa)

After twice seeing Bryde’s Whale (Balaenoptera brydei / Balaenoptera edeni brydei) in False Bay in Feb 2019 I posted (April 2019) a mammal-watching report on searching for these

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  1. markhows on Australia9 May 2025

    Many Thanks, I think you are correct, I will see if I can correct the entry

  2. Daniel Boyland on Australia9 May 2025

    Great report. I think the possum you've identified as a lemuroid ringtail might actually be a coppery brushtail.

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    That was such interesting behaviour. thank you for sharing.

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    Hahaha "nobody else is crazy enough" is not a phrase to use lightly among mammalwatchers!

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