Observation of Neogale frenata aureoventris (Carnivora, Mustelidae) swimming in an irrigation canal in Urcuquí, Imbabura, Ecuador
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Long-tailed Weasel, agricultural area, behavior, Andes, disturbed area, Imbabura, Ecuador, UrcuquíAbstract
Instances of Neogale frenata swimming are rare to observe and have not been recorded in South America. Here, we present a note regarding an observation at an irrigation canal in Urcuquí, Ecuador. In a period of less than two minutes, Neogale frenata aureoventris swam twice in the canal for a distance of about two meters.
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