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Mammal tracks Flashcards

1
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95mm

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Spotted Hyaena
R front 95mm

Tracks: Similar to dog tracks, with claws visible. The front feet are larger than the back feet, and the track is more oblong.

Other Signs: Scat is white due to high calcium content from bones. Look for communal latrines and bone remnants.

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125mm

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Lion front 125mm

Tracks: Round with four distinct toes and no claw marks (as they retract their claws). The pads of their feet are large and pronounced.

Other Signs: Scat often contains fur and bones, which they cannot digest. Look for territorial markings like scratch marks on trees.

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90mm

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Leopard male
R Front 90mm

Tracks: Similar to lion tracks but smaller. Again, no claw marks. The front feet are larger and more rounded than the hind feet.

Other Signs: Scat is usually more segmented than lion scat. Look for kill sites often hoisted into trees.

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4
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45mm

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Caracal
R front 45mm

5 toes on each front paw, with the innermost
toe, or dewclaw, located higher up on the front leg

4 toes on each hind paw, 55mm

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5
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45mm

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Serval
R front 45mm

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35mm

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African Wildcat
R front 35mm

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30 mm

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Genet
R front 30mm

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8
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Retractile claws

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All real cats, except cheetahs
FELIDAE:

  1. Felinae: African Wildcat, black-fooded cats, caracal, serval
  2. Pantherinae: Leopard, lion

(3. Acinonixinae: cheetah)

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9
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70 mm

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Wild Dog
R front 70mm

The main pads are roughly triangular with a straight posterior edge. Each foot leaves four toe imprints with the thick claws clearly visible on the track.

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80mm

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Cheetah
R front 80mm

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White Rhinoceros
R front 250mm
Round in front toe

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White Rhinoceros
R front 250mm
Round in front toe

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Black Rhinoceros
R front 200mm
Straight in front toe and back

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Hippopotamus
R front 250mm

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60mm / 75mm

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Vervet Monkey
R front 60mm/ hind 75mm

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Chacma Baboon
R front 70mm/ hind 135mm

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African porcupine
R front 50mm/ hind 80mm

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Honey Badger
R front 55mm/ hind 81mm

19
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180mm

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Giraffe
R front

20
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120mm

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Buffalo
R front

21
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90mm

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22
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45mm

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African Civet
R front

23
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50mm

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Black-backed Jackal
R front

24
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41mm

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Water Mangoose
R front

25
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25mm

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Slender Mangoose
R front

26
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90mm

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Aardvark
R front

27
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90mm

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Aardvark
R front

28
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18mm/22mm

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Hedgehog
R front 18mm/ hind 22mm

29
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120mm

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Roan Antelope / Pferdeantilope
R front

30
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115 mm

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Sable Antelope
R front

31
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90mm

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Waterbuck

32
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80mm

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Sitatunga
R front

33
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80mm

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Sitatunga
R front

34
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45mm

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Warthog
R front

35
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22mm

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Klipspringer

36
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80mm

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Red Lechwe
R front

37
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80mm

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Red Lechwe
R front

38
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65mm

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Greater Kudu
R front

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