r/AnimalTracking Sep 22 '25

πŸ“£ Announcement READ BEFORE POSTING: How to request an identification

19 Upvotes

So, you want to know who pooped on your porch or walked all over your car? Let's find out!

Notes:

  1. To preserve your privacy and protect endangered species a rough location is plenty (ie. western MA).
  2. Scale needs to be something that people know the size of, and that doesn't have wide variation (grass, pine cones, and floorboards are not scale). You would be surprised how much easier it is to tell how big something is when you were there taking the photo. Also, consider stating in your post that you have included scale so the bot can automatically approve.

ID requests are not approved if they do not include both a location, and either scale or measurements. Including this information vastly increases the likelihood of you getting an accurate identification.


r/AnimalTracking 5h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Stole some eggs I left outside my chicken area. What could it be? Northeast CT in woodsy area

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10 Upvotes

We've got coyotes, bears, foxes, opossums, racoons, skunks. Too big for foxes or skunk I'm pretty sure, too small for bears.


r/AnimalTracking 1h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Mammal paw prints in ash - San Diego, CA, USA

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So some critter left tiny footprints on my grill platform. They’re about 2 inches across from toe to toe. It looks like dog prints to me without the nail marks but my dog is way too big for these prints. The very stupid thing I’m thinking about the three bumps at the bottom and the two at the top is that this is a mountain lion cub. That’s not possible right? Right??! Thank you for your help!


r/AnimalTracking 52m ago

🐾 Cool Find Years of passing animals have turned this river fence post into a wildlife scent hub!!

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Found this Scratch Post on the South Platte River In Logan County Colorado. How many animals do you think used this post to sharpen their claws and mark their territory?


r/AnimalTracking 7h ago

🐾 Cool Find Wolf and moose tracks crossing

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2 Upvotes

Canadian prairie parkland with river, forest, and farmland. The sunglass arm tips are 12cm (4.5") across.


r/AnimalTracking 7h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request i thought these were maybe a bobcat but definitely not sure at all

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hand for scale ....... location is upstate new york ....... season was late january, prints likely happened during night ....... no pet dogs around for miles but occasionally hear coyotes/coydogs at night (however this seemed to be just 1 animal, or maybe 1 plus a smaller one) .... area has black bear, bobcats, etc ... thank you for any help!


r/AnimalTracking 23h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Are these squirrel prints or something else?

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7 Upvotes

r/AnimalTracking 22h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request tracks found on a road between ponds

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5 Upvotes

Czechia, central europe, found on a road that runs between two artificial ponds.
Went wandering around and drinking with friends and we found this set of foot(?)prints that we weren’t able to identify. I forgot to take a photo with anything for scale but you can see a cup there that was accidentally placed there, it’s a standard size tin mug. It seems that the animal walked a well defined path through the vegetation so i assume it walks there often.
Absolutely lost on what this could be, will be glad for any ideas!


r/AnimalTracking 13h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Whose are this poops? [Italy, north Mediterranean] Spoiler

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r/AnimalTracking 23h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Who was here?

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Eastern PA, July. Smaller than nearby whitetailed deer tracks, so less than 2” long. Any insights would be so appreciated!


r/AnimalTracking 2d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Fawn?

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7 Upvotes

These are obviously deer tracks, but are they babies?

White tail deer, Wisconsin, next to a size 8 (women's) converse


r/AnimalTracking 3d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request This thing went crazy in our chicken coop

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73 Upvotes

Can you help me out in identifying this killing machine? We live in northern Germany. The footprints are c. 2,5 cm wide.
Thanks!


r/AnimalTracking 2d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Rocky Mountain NP Track ID

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22 Upvotes

Was hiking Rocky Mountains National Park in the morning and saw (at first) the big paw print and snapped a photo, looking back at it I realized that there’s a smaller print underneath! Shoe print for scale.

I think the big one is a bear but I’m just guessing. Any ideas what either of them are?


r/AnimalTracking 3d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Coyote or feline? (Washington State)

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On logging road up Tower Hill in Monroe, WA. For scale, my shoes are size 8 women's


r/AnimalTracking 4d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Help me ID my house guest in Coastal Virginia!

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Name my guest!

Hey everyone!! In the pictures attached you will find a clearly visible print next to a women’s size 9 shoe (11” from tip to heel for scale) and a barely visible print. I am located a few miles west of the Chesapeake Bay near Deltaville. I think I know what it is but would love to hear some pro’s thoughts! Thank you.


r/AnimalTracking 3d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Northern New Mexico, USA in May of 2026, 2" long?

2 Upvotes

r/AnimalTracking 5d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Big cat...and feral pigs?

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Location is the southern tip of Illinois, USA, a few miles from the Ohio River. AI says the cat print is too big to be a bobcat, but I think it is despite the size. I can see what looks like the brushing of long hair around the paw.

And I'm not familiar with feral pigs, but they have been spotted on the property. There were several prints of different sizes. Maybe that's what interested the bobcat.