/r/AnimalTracking
Tracks and sign and poo oh my!
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Poop ID request, Scotland
15:18 UTC
Question about ID request post
Hi, I submitted a poop ID request a couple of days ago, following all the bot's instructions, but it hasn't been approved. How can I find out why, and whether there is anything else I need to do to get my request posted? Thanks
10:20 UTC
On a wikipedia page & labeled beaver tracks, but I really doubt it.
Could it be some weird type of snow tire tracks? Lol
01:44 UTC
Dreh- und Wurzelpunkt
Put a single trail cam out in the woods. See what came along, before the cam was stolen
22:51 UTC
Found in a creek in oklahoma. May be opossum or coon.
22:14 UTC
Big kitty? Central cascades, Washington State
Sorry didn’t think to put something down for scale, but about the size of a large dog print.
18:55 UTC
Single file(?) tracks in the snow, about 4 inches between prints
17:50 UTC
Coyote or Big Dog?
16:44 UTC
ID request, Scotland
• I have included scale in my photo(s): [no] • If not, here are estimated measurements: [approximately the size of a human little fingernail] • Geographic location: [Scottish Highlands (Glen Affric)] • Environment (pine forest, swamp, near a river, etc.): [mixed deciduous/pine forest, a few hundred metres from a river]
16:06 UTC
Upstate, NY. Woods/forest. What animal made these?
Hand is approx 7.5" from tip of middle finger to bottom of palm.
15:32 UTC
House cat or something else?
Same size as cat paw print. On my deck steps so it was hanging out under my deck for a bit. It snowed a little overnight. What threw me off is the u-shaped big pad. I'm in New England, I live behind a 1,500 acre wilderness preserve, so we have raccoons, skunks, possums, foxes, fishers, coyotes, bobcats, etc.
15:16 UTC
Fox scat?
Wv state park, middle of trail on top of rock. Lots of fur, size was pretty small. Not much bigger than a chihuahua sized dog turd.
14:25 UTC
Who pooped in my yard (VT)?
Curious what animal pooped on our septic tank lid 🤣
My guess is skunk or racoon.
Also - what did that eat that came out so smooth in that bottom chunk?
14:11 UTC
Any Ideas? Spotted in the Adirondack Mountains
They were about the size of my hand (I am a 24 year-old man).This is the only picture I made, since I wasn't feeling too comfortable on top of this snowy mountain accompanied by an animal of which I did not know the size, nor the danger.
12:20 UTC
Southern Vermont. Black Bear and friends.
07:59 UTC
What tracks are these?
Thanks in advance!
03:21 UTC
What animal left these marks in the yogurt! 😉
14:53 UTC
What animal left these prints in my bacon grease?
It's about 2 cm/0.78 inches wide and I found them in bacon grease that was left in a pan on my kitchen stove overnight.
04:43 UTC
Found on subway in Ontario. Did a raccoon get on?
23:27 UTC
Can you identify this poop? Found in house. We have lots of frogs outside.
15:32 UTC
Can anyone identify the animal that left this print?
I am in Northeast Oklahoma and cannot identify what track this is. The pad is what's giving me trouble, as it's kind of egg-shaped and I can't find anything that matches it. Anyone have an idea of what animal left this track?
00:05 UTC