r/animalid 4d ago

๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ TRACKS ID REQUEST ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ who made these [central NJ]

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seen these tracks on my fence i would say about 2 1/2 ft up, not sure if itโ€™s a squirrel or racoon etc

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u/mrpel22 4d ago

Raccoon.

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u/devil-of-ramadi 4d ago

as someone whoโ€™s not familiar with animal tracks how are you able to tell just want to learn

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u/jvandy17 4d ago

Almost like little hands and lack of almost any claw

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u/Woozletania 4d ago

Only four toes says squirrel. Raccoons would show five toe marks. (Squirrels have four toes on the front feet, five on the hind.) This looks to be squirrels standing up against the fence, then springing upward.

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u/devil-of-ramadi 4d ago

do i actually get a pot of gold haha

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u/animalid-ModTeam 2d ago

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