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Tracking
Quizzes
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Quiz #49 - Question
by Brian Booth |
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Photo 49A
This is a
(maybe) difficult quiz – some will find it difficult due to the
habitat being unfamiliar; some will find a key clue or two and find
it easy.
Habitat: Alpine terrain – high above timberline –
deep in the heart the wilderness of Olympic National Park,
Washington state. This area is known to mountaineers as the “Bailey
Range”, and is one of the deepest, most pristine wilderness areas in
the lower 48 United States.
Time of year: August. (This area
receives about 200 inches of precipitation per year, and the snow
lasts a long time into summer.) |
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Photo 49B
You are traveling on a bootpath on a lofty ridge and come upon a
large patch of snow.
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Photo 49C
You see an animal trail in the snow.
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Photo 49D
You take an overhead view of the trail (Photo 49D). It is high
noon, and the sun is blinding, making it difficult to see every
track, but it looks like the animal’s stride is 12 to15 inches, and
the trail width is about 8 inches.
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Photo 49E
Getting on your hands and knees, you focus on individual
footprints, two of which are shown in Photos 49E & 49F. The tracks
measure 2½ inch long by 2¼ inch wide.
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Photo 49F
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Questions:
1. What animal made the tracks?
2. List 3 clues that lead you to distinguish the tracks of this animal from
other similar-footed creatures. |
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