WorksheetsWhat Went By?
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 42mins
How big are frog feet?
1 inch
1/2 inch
3/4 inch
1 1/4 inch
What type surfaces do you need to find animal prints?
snow, dirt or sand
mud, sand or clay
snow, mud or sand
snow, concrete and mud
What is the first thing you should look for when you find an animal track?
Claws
Track patterns
Dragging
Lobes
How many track patterns are there?
Three
Five
Two
Four
What are the names of the Track Patterns, that are used to help narrow down the group of animals that are responsible for the print?
Zig-Zaggers, Waddlers, Jumpers, Hoppers
Zig-Zaggers (Perfect Walkers), Waddlers, Bounders, Hoppers
Waddlers and Jumpers
Bounders, Zig-Zaggers, Draggers
Which animals are considered Zig-Zaggers?
Deer, moose, fox, coyote, and bobcats
Deer, ducks, bears, and foxes
Deer, bears, skunk and coyote
Bear, bobcats and moose
What is the description of a Bounder walking pattern?
Bounders place their right foot down and in two motions they hop forward by lifting their left hind foot and their right hind foot. Their right hind foot appears in the exact spot the bounder put their right foot down.
Bounders tracks appear as four paws.
Bounders tracks appear as two paws that don't fall side by side
Bounders place their front feet down, and in one motion they leap forward by lifting up their front feet and putting their rear feet in the exact spot where the front feet previously landed. Their tracks appear as two paws that fall side by side.
What animals are considered Hoppers?
Rabbits, otters, squirrels and dogs
All rodents
Rabbits and rodents like mice, red squirrels ,and chipmunks
Rabbits, otters, dogs, mice and chipmunks
What are considered Waddlers?
Bears, skunk woodchuck, raccoon, muskrat, beaver and porcupine
Duck, penguins, dogs and bears
Raccoons, penguins and coyote
Woodchucks, beavers, porcupine and bald eagles
What is the description of a Hoppers walking pattern?
Hoppers move by placing their back feet in the center as they jump forward.
Hoppers move by placing their rear feet slightly ahead of their front feet and pushing off so their front feet land first and their back feet land in front.
Hoppers move by jumping with only their front feet.
Hopper move by jumping with all four feet.
What details are used to Identifying Track Characteristics?
Width, number of toes, depth back/rear paws, saddle and fried.
Width/length, nails, side/rear paws and stride
Width/length, number of toes, nails, depth, front/rear paws, webbing and stride/straddle.
Nails, depth width/length, number of toes front/rear paws, and webbing
What is the description of a wolves paw print?
Canine prints are distinctive- the overall shape is a circle, with three toes and a heel pad that is not concave at the bottom. The claws are usually not visible, because they retract them.
Canine prints are distinctive- The overall shape is a triangle, with four toes and a heel pad that is concave at the bottom. The claws are visible because they don't retract.
Canine prints are distinctive- the overall shape is an oval, with four toes, and a heel pad that is concave at the bottom. The four toes point forward and are help closely together with the two front toes often lining up side by side. There are usually claws visible on the track, and they point forward.
Canine prints are distinctive- the overall shape is oval with three toes, and a heel pad that is concave at the bottom. The claws are visible because they don't retract.
Which canine has the largest paw?
Wolf
Coyote
Golden Retriever
German Shepard
How many toes do felines have on each paw?
Three
Four
Six
Five
Which feline has the largest paw?
Bobcat
Cougar
Fat cat
Lynx
Which ungulate has the biggest hoof?
Moose
Deer
Cow
Bison
What is the order of ungulates hoof size from biggest to smallest?
Moose, Bison, Deer, Elk
Bison, Moose, Elk, Deer
Moose, Deer, Bison, Elk
Moose, Bison, Elk, Deer
What is the order of canines paw print size from smallest to biggest?
Coyote, Fox, Wolf
Fox, Wolf, Coyote
Fox, Coyote, Wolf
Coyote, Wolf, Fox
What is the order of feline paw print size from smallest to biggest?
House Cat, Cougar, Bobcat
House Cat, Bobcat, Cougar
Cougar, Bobcat, House Cat
Bobcat, Cougar, House Cat
What is the size of a Moose hoof print?
8-10 inches
90 yards
70 meters
5-7 inches
A coyotes is _______ than a wolf and has a paw print that is more _______ than a wolves paw print .
smaller, narrow
smaller, wider
bigger, wider
smaller, pointy
Which animals paw print is a Bobcat's similar to?
Bear or Dolphin
Coyote or Fox
Fox or Dog
House Cat or Lion
To help Mountain Goats climb, their two toed hooves are in what letter shape?
M-shaped
C-Shaped
X-shaped
V-shaped
How do wolves walk?
Straight line
Zig-Zag
Backwards
Lateral
Where are you most likely to find a Moose hoof print?
Sand
Mud
Snow
Water
In what letter shape are a House Cat's paw prints?
Y- shaped
A- shaped
W- shaped
M-shaped
Which is a TRUE characteristic of a skunk paw?
They have large hind feet
They have 4 toes
They don't have claws
They have large front feet
What does a Raccoons paw resemble?
Human Feet
Bacon
Socket wrench
Human Hand
Muskrat tracks are hand-like, much like what animal?
Weasel
Raccoon
Squirrel
Prairie Dogs
How do Porcupines walk?
slowly, and zig-zagged
60 mph
waddle and moderate pace
Slowly and waddle
Porcupines are so low to the ground that they ______________.
leave crumbs in the snow.
leave fur in the snow.
leave scat in the snow.
leave a deep trough in the snow.
Ground birds leave ____________ tracks.
dragging
a pair of prints
alternating tacks
zig-zag
Most small mammals have how many toes on their front and rear feet?
4
5
6
7
Opossum tracks resemble _________ tracks.
weasel
Otter
Raccoon
squirrel
What animals prints resemble human hands?
Raccoon and Opossum
Skunk and Otter
Raccoon and Weasel
Raccoon and Armadillo
What is the first thing you notice about an alligator track?
The large trough a tail creates as it walks.
It's humongous feet
It's large claws
It's tiny feet
Why do you rarely find beaver tracks?
They live in a rainy habitat
They spend a lot of time in the water
Their habitat has a lot of grass
A beaver's large tail can wipe out all their tracks.
Where are muskrat track found?
In the dessert
On the plains
Near marshes, beaver ponds and similar slow moving waterways.
Near a swamp
What track is pictured?
Bird
cougar
Dog
Polar bear
What is the definition of an animal track?
An imprint left behind in soil, snow or mud, or some other ground surface, by an animal walking across it.
Scat left behind on any surface
Shoe marks in soil, snow or mud.
An imprint left behind in soil, snow, mud or water, by an animal walking across it.
What animal track is pictured?
Cougar
Bird
Wolf
Bear
What animal tracks are pictured?
Moose
goat
Caribou
Deer
What animal tracks are pictured?
Deer
Coyote
Bird
Opossum
Watch animal track is pictured?
Alligator
Skunk
Beaver
Snake
Animals tracks are used by?
Hunters and Bears
Wolves and naturalists
Navaho and squirrels
Hunters and naturalist scientists
What do you do if you lose the trail?
Drive 10 mile from location of tracks
Search in a circle around the track until you pick up the trail again.
Give up and cry to your mommy
Close your eyes spin around and open them and head in that direction
When you see claw marks on a print it usually means it is what type of animal group?
Canine
Feline
Ungulates
Rodents
When snow melts what does it usually do to the tracks.
Makes them smaller
Makes the track disappear completely
Makes them larger
No change in tracks
Most of the time you will find tracks that are what?
Human shoe prints
Car tracks
Uninterrupted and compete
Overlapping and incomplete
Hoppers can also be called?
Jumpers
Gallopers
Zig-Baggers
Bounders
