Animals and Their Tracks

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Across
  1. 2. An omnivorous mammal that has the smallest toe on the inside of their track.
  2. 3. When toes are connected by skin to help with swimming.
  3. 6. Measurement from the heel of one foot to the heel of the other foot.
  4. 7. The way an animal moves.
  5. 8. The back toe of a bird.
  6. 11. A large, wide-bodied rodent whose front and back tracks look very similar.
  7. 13. The outline of an animal's foot.
  8. 15. Toenail-like structures that cover the toes of some animals
Down
  1. 1. When both halves of a track mirror each other.
  2. 2. A gait where both hind feet land at the same time in front of where the front tracks landed.
  3. 4. A group of mammals whose tracks show a distinct X-shape.
  4. 5. A gait used by dogs and voles where the opposite side of the front and hind legs move together.
  5. 7. The fastest gait.
  6. 9. A mammal whose tracks have tear drop shaped toes and no sign of claws in the track.
  7. 10. A gait where both hind feet land at the same time in front of where the front tracks landed.
  8. 12. A gait commonly used by members of the mustelid family.
  9. 14. Individual digits pressed into the ground.
  10. 16. Evidence of what was left behind by an animal such as tracks and scat.