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Brian Booth's Tracking
Quizzes
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Quiz #12 - Question
(January 2004)
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Habitat: A marsh at the inlet of a mountain lake in Glacier National Park,
Montana (see Photo K1). Time of Year: Late August. |
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Photo K1
A marsh at the inlet of a mountain lake in Glacier
National Park, Montana (see Photo K1). |
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Photo K2
Photo K2 shows the animal’s trail on the muddy shore of the lake,
heading into the marsh. The animal’s stride is irregular but about 7" on
average, and its trail width is 8". |
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Photo K3
Photo K3 is a closeup of a typical footprint, which
measures 4" wide by 5½" long, the toes are 2½" long, and the width
of the heel is 1½". |
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Photo K4
Photo K4 is a similar closeup of a footprint,
except note there is a faint trace of a smaller footprint in the
upper right corner – this smaller footprint is from the same animal. |
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Photo K5
Photo K5 shows a willow twig that the animal
munched on as it made its way through the marsh. The tracks
meandered through thick brush, mud & water in the marsh. |
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Photo K6 The
tracks ended when they entered a burrow at the water’s edge – the burrow
is shown in Photo K6 and was about 10" wide. |
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Photo K7 |
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Quiz
#12 - Answer |
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