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Tracking
Quizzes
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Quiz #36 - Question
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| Here’s a quiz from the deep wilderness in the wild west. |
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Photo 36A Habitat: A burn in
a lodgepole pine forest, central Idaho.
Time of year: August. |
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Photo 36B
Photo 36B shows a whole mess of tracks on a dusty hiking trail.
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Photo 36C
Photo 36C is zoomed in a bit, showing tracks of multiple animals
going both directions. Some of the animal tracks have been
obliterated by human hiking boots. These two factors prevented
getting good measurements of the animal’s stride or trail width. |
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Photo 36D Photo 36D is zoomed
in on a selected pair of tracks. This track measured 3 1/8 inches
long by 2 3/8 inches wide. |
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Photo 36E The clearer of the
two tracks is shown from above in Photo 36E... |
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Photo 36F ...and from a side
angle in Photo 36F |
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Photo 36G Photo 36G shows
another pair of tracks. The larger track was 2¾ inches long by 2 5/8
inches wide. The smaller track was approximately 2½ inches long by 2
inches wide. |
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Questions:
- What animal made the tracks?
- Is this animal average size, large, or small?
- Can you point out three features of the tracks that distinguish this
creature from other similar animals?
- How old are the tracks?
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