TRACKS AND TRACKING 



ahead of the forefeet, and the track picture is 

 that of the leap. 



As the hind feet of animals of this group are 

 considerably larger than the forefeet, it is easily 

 determined which individual foot has made a 

 given track. 



The animals of the third group move usually in 

 leaps, but on account of the length of body and 

 the shortness of the limbs, the hind feet are not 

 placed as far ahead of the front pair as in the 

 preceding group. At the usual gait the hind 

 feet cover the forefeet tracks, and the trail pic- 

 ture therefore shows a pair of tracks side by side 

 at regular distances. At a faster pace the trail 

 picture changes, as shown in the illustrations; 

 however, this is so seldom done as to be of almost 

 no consequence to the tracker. 



Members of the fourth group, like those of the 

 first, walk and leap ; however, the size of the body 

 and the shortness of the legs combine to make a 

 track picture entirely different from and not 

 easily confounded with the trail of the latter. 

 The individual tracks are close together, consider- 

 ing their size, and the toes of the hind feet almost 



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