AY Honors/Animal Tracking/Answer Key

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1. Know ten kinds of tracks, including two kinds of bird tracks. Make plaster casts of five.

2. Name at least three things that tracks tell us.

Animal tracks can tell us many things about the animal that made them, including:

  1. The species
  2. Its direction of travel
  3. How fast it was going
  4. How large it was
  5. How long ago the animal made the tracks.
  6. Sometimes tracks can tell the gender of the animal
  7. Sometimes tracks can tell us the animal's age.

3. Trail some animal tracks, identify the animal if possible, and tell whether it was running or walking. Measure between the tracks of one animal when running and walking.

4. Maintain a tracking station for at least three days by doing the following:

a. Select a flat open space in some quiet place near your camp or home.

b. Smooth out ground, mud, sand, etc.

c. Place food out for wildlife.

d. Check each day for tracks and replenish food when necessary.

5. Name two animals for each tracking group.

a. Flatfoots

b. Toe walkers

c. Toenail walkers

d. Bounders or long hindleggers

6. Name four signs of the presence of mammals.

Animals leave many indications that they were present. These are generally called sign. Sign includes:

Tracks
Footprints!
Scat
Scat is another word for animal droppings or manure.
Fur, feathers, skin, or antlers
Animals may leave bits of fur behind if it gets caught in a tree's bark, or in thorns. Snakes and other reptiles shed their skin and leave it behind.
Cuttings
Cuttings are things such as acorn shells which have been nibbled on. Deer and squirrel often leave them behind.
Scratches on trees
Bears, members of the cat family, and other predators will sharpen their claws on tree trunks.
Carcasses
Once a predator had its fill of its prey, it will leave the carcass. Some animals will guard their carcasses though so they can feed on them again after they've digested some of the previous meal, so be careful if you find one.

7. Distinguish between rabbit and squirrel tracks, and between dog and cat family tracks.

8. Name two groups of animals (mammals, birds, insects, etc.) that leave tracks or scent trails that another of their kind can follow.

9. Name two birds for each of the following type of tracks:

a. Hopping

b. Walking

10. Besides tracks, give two other signs of the presence of birds.

11. Name two birds identified by their flying patterns.

12. In your area, observe tracks or trail of one or more of the following:

a. Toad or frog

b. Snake

c. Turtle

d. Mollusk

e. Earthworm

f. Mole

References

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