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Tracking
Quizzes
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Quiz #55 - Question
by Brian Booth |
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Montana. (Although you may be able to get this one even if you are from the
Great Plains, mid-Atlantic or New England, as this animal has a cousin that
inhabits those regions.) |
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Photo 55A
Habitat: Alpine terrain above 10,000 feet elevation, deep in the
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Montana, just north of Yellowstone
National ParkTime of year: July |
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Photo 55B
Aha, there is an animal trail in
the snow. (How unexpected for a Tracking Quiz!) |
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Photo 55C
Photo 55C is a montage overhead
showing the animal’s track pattern. The stride measured 18 to 20
inches. |
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Photo 55D
Photos 55D / 55E / 55F show one
group of tracks each. The group length varied widely from 11 to 16
inches, and the trail width also varied widely from 7½ to 4½ inches. |
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Photo 55E
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Photo 55F |
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Photo 55G Photo 55G is zoomed in on a pair of
tracks. The top track measured 2 3/8 inch long by 2¼ inch wide. The
bottom track measured 2 1/8 inch long by 2 inch wide. |
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Questions:
1. What animal made the tracks?
2. What about these tracks is uncommon for this animal?
3. What was the animal’s mood when it made the tracks? (Your choices are
frightened, alert but calm, vulnerable, or relaxed.) |
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