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Tracking
Quizzes
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Quiz #28 - Question
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| Here’s a basic quiz to warm you up in the wintertime. It’s relatively
easy, but there are followup questions that get more challenging. |
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Photo 28A Habitat: Urban (my
house, Seattle, Washington)
Time of year: January
Temperature: 38°F (3°C). The low temperature overnight was about
28°F (-2°C). |
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Photo 28B Snow fell during
the evening. (This is rare in the moderate climate of Seattle.) When
I awoke the next morning, I discovered a visitor had been present on
my front porch. |
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Photo 28C Photo 28C shows the
trail of the animal, along with other marks in the snow. |
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Photo 28D Photo 28D is a
composite photo of the trail. The stride ranged from 7 to 9 inches.
Trail width was 3 inches. |
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Photo 28E Photo 28E is a
closeup of one set of tracks. The tracks measure approximately 1¼
inch wide by 1 inch long. |
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Questions:
- What animal made the tracks?
More challenging follow-up questions:
- During the night, there was both rain and snow. Which happened
first?
- Were the tracks made before or after the rain? Before or after the
snow? How old are the tracks?
- What type of gait was the animal using? Was it speeding up or
slowing down?
- Is this animal large, small, or average size compared to others of
its species?
- Is this animal a male or female?
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