Alamosa Public Library

A guide to finding animals that live in open, grassy spaces by identifying their tracks, their nests, the sounds they make, and other marks they make to show they have been in the area.

Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and tracks of such African animals as the elephant, giraffe, and crocodile.

"This superbly illustrated encyclopedia looks at the tracks and signs left by over 400 animals, from top predators to animals in your backyard. Find out what to look for when tracking your favorite beasts: footprints, droppings and pellets, animal homes, feeding signs, and other signs of specific behavior"--Book jacket.

Animal signs are everywhere in nature and this guide will help kids learn all about them. Kids will find out how to spot and identify common clues that 17 wildlife species leave behind in the woods, in fields and along ponds. This guide is a fun way to turn everyday walks into exciting mysteries and make any child a nature detective.

Explains how to find and understand the signs made by animals around water, in the woods, and in the snow.

Pictures and simple text depict desert animals and the tracks they leave in the sand as they rush to their homes.

For hunters, naturalists, scouts, nature lovers. How to recognize tracks of alligators, bobcats, centipedes, owls, skunks, toads, and many other animals. Diagrams of tracks, tips on identification.