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Tracking
Quizzes
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Quiz #44 - Question
Photos and text by Brian Booth |
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Here’s a challenging quiz from an exotic land
– an island off the coast of Greece. The challenge is that the tracks are
very faint; otherwise it would not be so difficult even if you are totally
unfamiliar with Greece. Use every clue you can!! |
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Photo 44A Habitat: The hot,
arid mountains of the Greek island of Naxos, land of delicious
seafood, figs, apricots, red wine and feta cheese.
Time of year: July.
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Photo 44B You are on a walk
on a dirt road to an ancient windmill atop a small mountain above
town. |
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Photo 44C It’s a broiling hot
summer day at noon. There are animal tracks on the road. Can you see
them? |
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Photo 44D If not, take a
closer look. Can you see anything yet? (It’s hard to see tracks at
high noon). |
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Photo 44E Try an even closer
look. There are some barely-visible tracks in the dust on the
hard-packed dirt. It is hard to see every track in this photo, but
the stride is 10 inches, and the trail width is 6 to 7 inches. |
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Photo 44F Intrigued, you bend
down to examine individual tracks. They are very faint (Photos 44F /
44G / 44H). The tracks measure about 2¼ inch long by 1¾ inch wide,
but they are not very clear. This is pretty tough. If you are
ready to guess, click here. If you are
energetic and want to climb to the windmill for more clues, then
carry on... |
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Photo 44G |
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Photo 44H |
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Photo 44I Here you are at the
windmill, with a view of the land. You are hot, tired, and scraped
up from the thorny plants – if you are ready to turn around and make
a guess now, click here. Otherwise, if
you want to walk further down the road to search for more clues,
continue on... |
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Photo 44J Good for you, going
the extra kilometer in search of more clues! You find a single track
in good quality dust with better definition ... |
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Photo 44K ... along with some
scat. |
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OK, that’s all the clues you get!
Here’s your questions:
1. What is the mystery animal? 2. What clues did you use to
determine your answer? |
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