Animals in the Wild [ 8? 



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TRACKS NEAR HOME AND IN THE WILDS 



The footprints of cats and dogs are excellent "first studies'' in tracking. At the left 

 are the tracks of a domestic cat; next to them are the tracks of a lynx similar in 

 form but more than twice as large. The tracks at the far right of the drawing are 

 those of a dog; next to them are the footprints of a wolf. It is almost impossible 

 to distinguish one from the other, except for size. A wolf has a larger foot than a 

 dog of normal size (the wolf is five feet long, weighs one hundred pounds). 



A dog's tracks practically duplicate those of a wolf or coyote 

 except that the wolf tracks are usually larger. The tracks of a cat 

 are similar to those of the wildcat and mountain lion except for 

 size. In these tracks only the pads and claws make an imprint. 



