AY Honors/Animal Tracking - Advanced/Answer Key/uk

Следы животных - просунута

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2001

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30.09.2025

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Получить Hагорода Следы животных.

For tips and instruction see Следы животных.

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Какое отличие между положительным и отрицательным слепками следов животных?

When the first cast of an animal track is made by pouring the casting material into the track, the result is a negative cast. It is called a negative cast, because rather than looking like the animal's track, it takes the shape of the animal's foot which made the track. A positive cast can be made by casting a negative track, and the result looks like the track left by the animal.

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Сделайте не менее одного положительного слепка из отрицательного слепка или резиновой формы.

To make a positive cast from a negative cast, you will need a container at least the same size as the animal track. Lubricate the negative cast with petroleum jelly so that it does not stick to the positive cast. Then mix up some plaster, pour it into the container, and place the negative cast on top of the plaster. Press it in and vibrate it so that all the air pockets are removed and all the spaces filled. Leave it alone while it sets. If it was lubricated sufficiently, the casts should come apart easily after the plaster sets.

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Что такое скатология и почему она важна в изучении животных?

Scatology is the study of feces. Scatological studies allow one to determine a wide range of biological information about a creature, including its diet (and thus where it has been), healthiness, and diseases such as tapeworms. Animal feces dries, cools, and decays as it ages, so it can also tell the careful observer how long ago the animal was present. The presence (or absence) and type of insects "feasting" on scat is another important clue to when it was deposited.

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Найдите по крайней мере один след животного, но не отпечаток следов на земле. Внимательно изучив и/или проанализировав, сделайте как можно больше заключений на основании найденного следа.

Scat

As discussed in the previous requirement, scat can tell many things about an animal.

Fur, feathers, skin, and antlers

Animals sometimes leaves bits of themselves behind. Birds drop feathers when they molt, or when they are torn from them by a predator. Egg shells are kicked from nests. Animals catch their fur in trees and thorns. Snakes and other reptiles shed their skin, and deer and moose shed their antlers in the fall after the rut.

Cuttings

Cuttings are things such as acorn shells which have been nibbled on. Deer and squirrel often leave them behind.

Scratches or damage on trees

Bears, members of the cat family, and other predators will sharpen their claws on tree trunks. Sometimes they will do this to mark their territory. Beavers, natures engineers, extensively rearrange their surroundings to the benefit of other wildlife and sometimes frustration of humans.

Scent Posts

Many animals mark their territory by urinating on trees or other prominent items. If you are walking through the woods and smell a strong musky odor, look around — you may find other sign.

Carcasses

A half eaten carcass must have been eaten by something! Large predators sometimes eat their meals infrequently, so when they bring down large prey, they will gorge themselves on it to the point where their stomachs will take no more. They will sometimes hide the rest, or rest nearby while they digest what they have eaten, and then come back for more. If you find a half-eaten carcass, be careful - it's owner may be near by and will not want you to disturb it.

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Вместе с партнером подготовьте маршрут со знаками, протяженностью не менее 1.6 км, которые меняет направление движения не менее 4 раз, используя традиционные природные знаки и не менее двух человек должно успешно пройти по этому маршруту. Успешно пройдите маршрут протяженностью 1.6 км, подготовленный кем-то другим.

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