r/AnimalTracking

Who rummaged through my garbage last night?

Who rummaged through my garbage last night?

Some sort of animal came onto my deck lastnight and got into a garbage bag, left a few tracks behind. Tracks were about 2 inches long. Located in Pennsylvania.

u/AccordingSuccotash20 — 6 hours ago

Black or Grizzly Bear tracks

Hi, are these black bear or Griz tracks? From outside of Lincoln, Montana 45 miles NW of Helena. I forgot to get scale but it was bigger than my hand...I am 6ft 1.

u/MudAlternative8887 — 18 hours ago

Seen a few years back in Hungary just after bears were spotted after a long time. More than 20 footprints in a muddy road. Please help ID!

u/adiusz — 10 hours ago

Wolf or dog?

Seen on Vargas Island, BC. We were the only 2 people there at the time. It is not recommended to bring your dog but sometimes people do so anyways. Are these dog or wolf prints?

u/DryScholar1927 — 22 hours ago

Who's blood soaked feet made these tracks?

Found a dead ripped up rabbit in my driveway. Wondering who are him and their bloody paws left some marks. Is this a fox? A fisher? The 5 toes are what's throwing me off. 2.5 inches long.... In minnesota.

u/newnamesamebutt — 1 day ago

Who is making these holes in my backyard? Located in Missouri

Have found a bunch of these holes popping up in my yard over the past couple of weeks. I have found probably 20 or so of them. I don't see any mounding or anything around the holes.

u/mrknowitnothingatall — 2 days ago

Paw Identification

Crossed these little paws on a beach on the western shore of Vancouver Island, figured it was a small black bear, but no claw marks, and no sign of mama bear’s prints 😂 any guesses?

u/Sharp_Pollution9973 — 3 days ago

Title: My partner installed night cameras in the Costa Rican jungle. I thought it was pointless 😅

My partner insisted on installing night cameras around our jungle lodge in Costa Rica to watch wildlife.

I honestly thought it was a completely unnecessary idea 😅

For months we mostly saw leaves moving, rain, insects and the occasional footprints near the river. Then this happened last night. First time a tapir actually triggered the cameras at Sabalo Lodge on the Osa Peninsula 🌿

u/SabaloLodge — 2 days ago

What type of burrow is this?

Location: Alabama
Burrow Size: looks about a foot and a half wide, unsure how deep.

This burrow has been under an old basketball goal in my friend’s forested backyard for years. We’ve tried to examine it but decided not to disturb it too much.

Since it’s so old I assume it could be reused and not home to the original owner. Im just curious because we’ve never seen tortoises around here neither have we seen coyotes (but we’ve heard them i dont even know if they have dens like this 💀) we have seen foxes on rare occasions.

(Also i apologize for the horrible quality, it’s set in an awkward position to film and yellowflies were eating me alive)

u/Adventurous-Push-236 — 3 days ago

Any Idea What Made This?

Found on our front lawn this morning, wasn't there last night. Hole is about the size of my hand. We're in Eastern Massachusetts (five miles outside of Boston).

We have rabbits and squirrels in the neighborhood. Concerned it might belong to a rat since we've seen the occasional dead rat on nearby streets.

Thanks for your help!

u/Bellefior — 2 days ago

Tracks ID request - ridgeline Mt Hood ~6000’ elevation, May 2026

Small perhaps feline tracks in the snow on Mt Hood - you can see the tracks next to my footprints (size 10) for scale. Bobcat? Small cougar? Fox? Thanks for the help!

u/joebattsarm — 3 days ago

What animal is this?

I would have thought bear but it is tiny. Also, the ground was pretty wet on the hike overall in the surrounding areas. This was the only size print found. Wouldn’t there be a big paw print for the mama?

Pennsylvania

The paw print was about 4 inches total

u/Smile-morenotworry — 4 days ago

Massive poop found on our upper deck this morning. Is it just a stray dog?

Located in Dayton, Ohio. No idea what kind of animal besides a human could produce this - and we don't have any enemies 😆

u/YawningJaguire00 — 5 days ago

Help me out with this one

Up hiking in the Northern Wasatch Range and came across this odd print. Other internet searches say print overlay but I’m not buying it.

u/Firey-unicorn94 — 5 days ago

Burrows and tracks in the Mojave Desert

I came across this cool sand dune in the Mojave Desert. It has a bunch of burrows in it and established trails in the short, dead grass going to and from the burrows. I have my guess, but the quantity of burrows has me second guessing myself. Curious what you all think made these. 9mm for scale.

u/BurntCreek — 5 days ago

What was in my garage?

Just noticed these prints. We live in northern IL, USA. In the past we have removed cats, an opossum and her joeys, and 1 very confused baby bunny.

u/evilweirdgoo — 4 days ago
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Possible jaguarundi on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica?

Captured yesterday on our trail camera near the jungle on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica 🙂
At first we weren’t sure what it was, but after reviewing the daytime footage we’re now wondering if this could actually be a jaguarundi or maybe a coati.

Long tail, low body, dark coloration, medium size. Curious what others think.

u/Dasa_Sabalo — 8 days ago

Scat ID? Vermont.

Something knocked over my heavy duty metal bin of sunflower seeds and ate a bunch. Then crapped on my yard twice haha.

My assumption is bear or raccoon but I am pretty suburban (for Vermont) so bear seemed unlikely? Maybe?

My hand with the same oak leaf used for photos included as scale. Didn't have enough hands at the time to use my actual hand next to the poo.

u/BooksNCats11 — 4 days ago