Animal Footprint Mystery

[velvetee]

Hello

I'm new here and wondered if anyone could help. We found some footprints in he snow yesterday and although I have looked at numerous sites to identify them, I have been unsuccessful.

Does anyone know what animal these prints belong to?

IMG_10631 - Wild About Britain Pics

Thank you

[AshLee]

I'd say rabbit.

[danthekeeper]

My money would be on rabbit

[Vixen1982]

As Dan said ..Id bet a rabbit

[annies1]

Originally Posted by velvetee

Hello

I'm new here and wondered if anyone could help. We found some footprints in he snow yesterday and although I have looked at numerous sites to identify them, I have been unsuccessful.

Does anyone know what animal these prints belong to?

IMG_10631 - Wild About Britain Pics

Thank you

Hi,

from the BBC Autumn watch / snow watch site -

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/breathing...umn_tracks.pdf

Definitely looks like a rabbit.

[velvetee]

Thanks everyone, so does that mean the print shown is not of a single foot, but of both the Rabbit's feet, showing the front and heel of the feet, with front of feet pointing towards each other?

[danthekeeper]

the print is of all 4 of the rabbits feet the rear being further apart than the front and I would suggest that the rabbit was moving quite rapidly to produce these tracks

[captain nodge]

Isnt it amazing with the snow on the ground, looks like all the wild animals round my place have a barn dance or a rave judging by the bizare paterns of prints they leave behind,
Could your prints be a hare maybe ? dont know what the diff is meself

[huskiboi]

Originally Posted by danthekeeper

the print is of all 4 of the rabbits feet the rear being further apart than the front and I would suggest that the rabbit was moving quite rapidly to produce these tracks

I agree with dan fully, and with what captain said it really depends on what your local rabbitish creatures are and without measurements or scat then you'd be lost in limbo trying to work out hare or rabbit etc, forgot to mention that the 2 wider long ones are its rear legs and the 2 closer together shorter ones are the front so it would have been leaping towards the foot print from the bottom print.. happy huntings


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[Florin Feneru]

I agree with the interpretation given by the others, except for one thing: the size is too small for an adult rabbit, but just right for grey squirrel. Compare with the human foot print.
All the best!