Animal Tracks Quiz

Question 1

Which feature most reliably tells a cat track apart from a dog track?

Accepted Answer

Cat tracks usually show no claw marks

Question 2

How many toes does a bear track show?

Accepted Answer

Five

Question 3

A cloven (split) hoof print with two pointed halves most likely belongs to…

Accepted Answer

A deer

Question 4

Which animal leaves tracks that look like tiny human hands, with five long fingers?

Accepted Answer

Raccoon

Question 5

Webbed tracks pressed into soft mud near the water most likely belong to…

Accepted Answer

A duck

Question 6

What does a tracker mean by an animal's 'gait'?

Accepted Answer

The pattern of footfalls as it moves — walk, trot, bound or gallop

Question 7

Which bird leaves large three-toed tracks, with all three long toes pointing forward?

Accepted Answer

Wild turkey

Question 8

Which animal's bounding pattern leaves clusters of four prints, with the larger hind feet landing ahead of the smaller front feet?

Accepted Answer

Rabbit

Question 9

What conditions are usually best for finding clear animal tracks?

Accepted Answer

Fresh snow, soft mud or damp sand

Question 10

A line of tiny footprints with a thin drag mark running between them was probably left by…

Accepted Answer

A mouse