Become a Wildlife Detective! Common Animal Tracks Guide Paw Prints & Hooves: The Mammal Trail: Badger 5 toes, strong claw marks Bear Big, human-like prints with heel pads 嶺 Beaver Webbed hind feet small front paws Cat 4 round toes, no claws retractable Cow Large cloven split hoof Dog 4 toes, claws visible 簾 Ferret Tiny 5-toed prints with claws 力 Fox Like dog prints, but slimmer & pointy Gerbil Small & delicate; 4 toes front, 5 hind Goat Narrow cloven hooves 璉 Hedgehog 5 toes with visible claws Horse Large, U-shaped single hoof Lynx Large round cat printbig version of your house cat 說 Marten Tiny, 5-toed with claws 龜 Moose Huge cloven hoof, larger than a deer Mouse Teeny prints tail drag 簾 Otter Webbed 5-toed prints, love the mud Pig Rounded cloven hooves Rabbit Long hind feet, bounding pattern 劣 Raccoon Tiny human-like hands and feet Rat Small prints tail trail Bird Tracks: Feathered Friends on Foot: Crow 4 toes, 3 forward 1 back 閭 Duck Webbed, 3 toes forward 礪 Eagle Large, clawed 3-toed print 襁 Heron Long and narrow toes 黎 Owl 2 toes forward, 2 backward unique! Partridge 3-toed with stubby back toe Pigeon Small & even-spaced Sparrow Tiny & delicate Other Critters: Wild but Wonderful Frog Webbed feet, long toes, splayed out 年 Lizard Tiny feet tail drag Snake No feetbut watch for smooth side-to-side slither trails! Pro Tip: Look at track patterns toobounding, walking, hoppingeach tells part of the story!