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Mike Harding


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Photograph taken this morning in NW Victoria near a large lake, the track is less than four days old, my foot in the corner provides size perspective.

The track is familiar to me, I think, but I cannot bring it to mind and Google is not much help with such matters.

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Definitely bunyip.

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rgren2 wrote:

Definitely bunyip.

Male or female?



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g t f o o h

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Yes... I did wonder whether it was wise to respond to rgren2's post....



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Wild dog ?



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My first guess is front feet of kangaaroo 

 

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woolman wrote:

My first guess is front feet of kangaaroo 

 

Neil

 That would be my belief. A sizeable one as well.



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My guess would be a wombat or possibly Koala

 



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I believe it may be one of those rare four toed sloths.

They have been driven to near extinction by being struck by caravans that arent using WDHs and thus causing understeer due to excess weight on the tow bar.

Many drivers claim they just cant seem to avoid them even though they reef the steering wheel in the hope of avoiding them.

I believe that there are current proposals to built a sloth proof fence in the hope of preserving the species.

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Bloody WDH Ivan. If only people would listen to forum Xspurts. They know all.

I reckon a Yowie.




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Greg 1 wrote:
woolman wrote:

My first guess is front feet of kangaaroo 

 

Neil

 That would be my belief. A sizeable one as well.

 I originally thought Mike's photo showed four toes on each paw print but there could be five. Can Mike confirm?

If it is a kangaroo, where are the prints of the hind feet? Were the hind feet on hard ground and did not leave depressions?

On the web, I found some photos of kangaroo footprints in sand with both front and rear feet.  In those prints, there are five toes on the front but the toes look more spread out than Mike's photo.  It could be merely the different kangaroos' traits.

 

 



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Definitely a Drop Bear.

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I reckon it's a dog

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Front feet of a roo or wallaby, if there is no sign of the rear feet tracks then probably they were on hard ground further back. Toes/claws are too far apart and too long for the print to be a dog. Also rare for a dog to place both feet exactly side by side.

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Around 1965/7 in Western NSW, we shot a Red Kangaroo that stood over six foot tall and had hands (Front Legs) larger than a man's hand - I suppose there could still be some big buggers out there in the remote areas of bush.

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Definately not kangaroo or dog, I'm almost set on wombat.

 

 

 

 



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Mike Harding wrote:

Definately not kangaroo or dog, I'm almost set on wombat.

 

 Look for cubic shaped poo.

 

 

 



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rgren2 wrote:

 Look for cubic shaped poo.

 True.



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I have no idea what it is but I would definitely walk backwards so it can't sneak up on me !

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Its almost certainly a big Roo (Red?) See the front claws. A good match. The reason you didn't see the rear prints is because the dirt is probably too hard/compact to take the print. Was it a road?

Not Koala, Dog, fox or wombat.


Red Kangaroo 3 - Copy.jpg

 

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Might have been this bloke or his big brother.



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watsea wrote:

Might have been this bloke or his big brother.

 

I think this bloke is on steroids .



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I'm now inclined to front roo paws. Has been interesting & useful looking through the various animal's footprints. Ta.

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I included a couple of pics of fairly fresh dog prints in my previous post.

Here is a drawing off the net. Fox on left, dog right. Note the fox print is narrow compared to the more rounded dog print. To me that's the obvious difference.

 

Fox + Dog.JPG



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www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-13/suspected-kangaroo-attack-leaves-man-dead-near-albany-in-wa/101432566

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Cuppa wrote:

I'm now inclined to front roo paws. Has been interesting & useful looking through the various animal's footprints. Ta.




when i look at the original picture an use my imagination i see three prints and a possible fourth toe/claw mark on the top left . i picture a large roo feeding

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I reckon it is related to the Fufu bird and we all know what it does!



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Honestly! You lot are as much use as an ashtray on a motorcycle :)

I'm sure it isn't a 'roo, I've seen plenty of 'roo tracks and this does not look like them to me plus there was no track for the tail and (I forgot to mention this) I followed the tracks for maybe 50m plus, plus I seriously doubt there are any 'roos taller than around 4' to 5' around here, I've never seen any in this part of the world and in this location, so far (two weeks) I haven't seen any at all... which is a shame as I like a 'roo steak.



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