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These prints were in the snow this morning on our mooring. They were spaced about 2 to 3 ft apart in a line and each print measured about 6" from toe to heel or whatever. Anyone know what made them? Whatever it was either hopped or put one foot/claw/paw/pad directly in front of the other, over quite a stride.

 

 

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What about this one sent to me by a friend? :lol: I'm told it is not a dog's footprint.

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Well, since everybody disagreed with me last time, I'll go for tiger. :lol:

 

(I agree with hare for the last one, BTW, but would have preferred to see more than one print, to see if the apparently cloven hoof pattern changes)

 

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These prints were in the snow this morning on our mooring. They were spaced about 2 to 3 ft apart in a line and each print measured about 6" from toe to heel or whatever. Anyone know what made them? Whatever it was either hopped or put one foot/claw/paw/pad directly in front of the other, over quite a stride.

 

 

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These prints were in the snow this morning on our mooring. They were spaced about 2 to 3 ft apart in a line and each print measured about 6" from toe to heel or whatever. Anyone know what made them? Whatever it was either hopped or put one foot/claw/paw/pad directly in front of the other, over quite a stride.

 

 

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They belong to Hare.

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Buck rabbit,common things being common

 

Difficult to tell given the depth and distortion of the snow but almost certainly a rabbit, hare tracks are very similar but the front tracks are usually proportionally wider than the rear tracks, both animals run with a similar gait as opposed to squirrels who appear to hop around but leave 4 distinct prints evenly spread but in similar front to back arrangement. Hare aren't renowned for hopping around slowly and are usually stationary or running - rarely anything in between, whereas rabbits amble around picking at bark and twigs this time of year with a nibble at grass when they can get to it, so the short spacing of 30cm also suggests rabbit, a hare would generally be further apart and the track spread. Rabbits are also far more common than hare so would I have to put a bet on it the odds are in favour of a bunny.

 

The other print is a well melted and spread (making it look larger than it was) common dog, you can see the nail arrangement which you wouldn't see in a large cat, odds on again of course unless you took the photo at Longleat in which case I suggest you get back in the car!

 

Yours Davy Crocket king of the wild frontier and renowned tracker :lol:

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