Help identify animal print..

[Dan00001]

Was out walking today and came across this/these animal print. I know nothing about animal prints. What is it?

Thank you.

 

[demented dale]

do you get deer there?

 

[Dan00001]

do you get deer there?

Yes, red and fallow, although quite rare, I've never seen one, unfortunately. Did consider this but I have zero knowledge on animal prints. I did upload the pictures to chatgpt which suggested Moose.

 

[Chris]

Was it on a footpath? Assuming in the UK?

I’d say a large dog, in the second photo it looks like it might be a dog footprint in a human footprint.

 

[British Red]

If deer itcs small so young or a different breed I would say

 

[Chris]

If deer itcs small so young or a different breed I would say

It looks like it has four toes to me, or am I mis-seeing?

Something like this:

 

[Dan00001]

Possibly dog. Somebody else said maybe boar

 

[British Red]

It looks like it has four toes to me, or am I mis-seeing?

Something like this:

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You could be right Chris. Second photo looked like deer slot on top of another print but looking more closely I can see what you mean

 

[nigelp]

You could be right Chris. Second photo looked like deer slot on top of another print but looking more closely I can see what you mean

Looks like a horse going downwards as the photo is shown with another print on top going the other way.

 

[slowworm]

Minator.

Actually, at first glance at photo 2 I would have said deer mixed in with other prints. If it was a dog and it produced such deep prints I would have expected to see claw indentations and a rear pad. I've not see bore prints but a google suggests you would see two smaller indentations behind the front two.

 

[demented dale]

Looks like a horse going downwards as the photo is shown with another print on top going the other way.

I thought horse aswell. it appears to be a well trodden route with several potential prints including a boot print. I am going to stick with the one that first jumped out at me first and say Deer. I cant expand on what type. xxx

 

[nigelp]

I thought horse aswell. it appears to be a well trodden route with several potential prints including a boot print. I am going to stick with the one that first jumped out at me first and say Deer. I cant expand on what type. xxx

Measurements are key to identifying prints and also a good set of tracks will show the animals stride.
It’s too short/broad for larger UK deer from what I can see.

 

[Dan00001]

So, the photos were taken during my Cwm Crew walk, the first photo was taken right down in the valley, close to the edge of the stream, and the second and third photos were taken high up on the moorland where there are indeed wild horses.

 

[Nice65]

Unshod horse in one direction, deer print within it going in the other direction.

 

[Pattree]

I agree that scale and pace would help.

That is a deep print. At that depth I might have expected to see an impression of a deer’s “dew claws”..

Why do we seem to be excluding sheep? They come in many different shapes even within a single flock.

 

[Dan00001]

Sheep are a possibility, there are a lot of sheep around, I just thought they looked different to sheep, although I actually know little to nothing about animal tracks.

 

[Chris]

You could be right Chris. Second photo looked like deer slot on top of another print but looking more closely I can see what you mean

I could equally be misinterpreting it, it looks like a bit of a Frankenprint of at least two different creatures.

 

[nigelp]

I agree that scale and pace would help.

That is a deep print. At that depth I might have expected to see an impression of a deer’s “dew claws”..

Why do we seem to be excluding sheep? They come in many different shapes even within a single flock.

Sheep is very likely. The track is too short and broad for a deer. Also the width and depth could be due to the sheep ‘registering’ with the rear going over the front.

 

[nigelp]

Yes, red and fallow, although quite rare, I've never seen one, unfortunately. Did consider this but I have zero knowledge on animal prints. I did upload the pictures to chatgpt which suggested Moose.

Where was it? I’m a frequent visitor to south wales and have never seen deer tracks on the hills.

 

[Dan00001]

Where was it? I’m a frequent visitor to south wales and have never seen deer tracks on the hills.

These tracks were both in the Cwm Crew and on Craig Y Byllfa.

They probably are not in fact deer prints, like I said, I have zero knowledge on animal tracks.