Tracks, Scats, and Other Traces: A Field Guide to Australian MammalsThis book contains hundreds of illustrations and is organized in an accessible format for easy identification of the visible traces left by Australian mammals in their passage. Triggs provides all the information needed to identify mammals anywhere in Australia, using only the tracks or other signs these animals leave behind. This is an indispensable guide for bushwalkers, naturalists, students, zoologists, and other professionals -- in fact, it will appeal to anyone who ever wanted a better understanding of Australia's unique mammal fauna. |
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Page 56
... pad is wider but similar in shape to the front foot pad . ( Figure 125 ) . Photographs of a captive Thylacine , taken at Hobart Zoo in 1930 , show that it sometimes stood on the whole of the hind foot , so that the heel pad would leave ...
... pad is wider but similar in shape to the front foot pad . ( Figure 125 ) . Photographs of a captive Thylacine , taken at Hobart Zoo in 1930 , show that it sometimes stood on the whole of the hind foot , so that the heel pad would leave ...
Page 70
... pad leaves a wider and clearer print than the central pad of the hind foot , which often leaves only a round or oval depression ( Figures 155 , 156 ) . There is only a small gap between the print of the central pad and that of the toe pads ...
... pad leaves a wider and clearer print than the central pad of the hind foot , which often leaves only a round or oval depression ( Figures 155 , 156 ) . There is only a small gap between the print of the central pad and that of the toe pads ...
Page 71
... pad and the two middle toes than in the Dog . This gap shows clearly in some fox prints , especially in firm sand and snow , where the hair between the toes masks some of the pads . On softer surfaces , such as mud , the gap is not so ...
... pad and the two middle toes than in the Dog . This gap shows clearly in some fox prints , especially in firm sand and snow , where the hair between the toes masks some of the pads . On softer surfaces , such as mud , the gap is not so ...
Contents
Tracks | 1 |
Scats | 85 |
Shelters Feeding Signs and Other Traces | 188 |
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