Wolf (Canis lupus)

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I am not sure if this a right place, but here a video showing tracks of wolverine, lynx and wolf in snow. And in Finland. maybe someone is interested and even have some use for this information.

From start there is wolverine, first jump tracks and then walking tracks. At 0:30 there is measurement of wolverine track. Measurement in cm, not inch ( 1 inch=2,54 cm ). So 10 cm is approximately 4 inches.

At 1:23 is shown a very clear wolverine track and there is shown one certain thing to be sure, that wolverine, not wolf. Five toes. Often that fifth toe is not so visible in tracks, but here it can be seen clearly. Making it sure, that it is a wolverine track even for someone not as experienced as this man on this video. At 1:57 he say, that track is really fresh.

From 2:06 starts lynx tracks. at 2:12 he say, that tracks of mother and two cubs. 2:22 pointing out four toes in lynx track. Saying that toes can be seen clearly compared to wolverine track (notice, that last wolverine tracks were on wet snow, these on frozen snow). 2:44 tracks of one lynx. 2:46 tracks of two going one after another. 3:00 telling, that shape of track is pretty round, pretty much same as ordinary cat leaves. 3:09 telling, that sometimes marks of claws can be seen on tracks despite it is claimed, that those can´t be seen on lynx tracks. 3:30 showing, that on harder surface track is much smaller than on soft surface. This because there is so much fur on paw, which itself is relatively small.

At 3:51 tracks of wolf. 4:17 showing a perfect example of wolf track. Pretty much as a track of a big dog. At 4:28 saying, that owner of these tracks is a wolf "big as hell". At 5:13 reminding, that easy to separate from wolverine track, because only four toes. 5:28 telling, that easy to see two middle claws. 5:40 telling, that sole is usually clearly separated from toes on track. 5:50 telling, that wolf often run slipshodly when on road and tracks can be partially mixed. 6:20 tracks of another wolf, clearly smaller than that one before. 6:30 saying, that very good examples of wolf tracks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qibjfq3lrac

And yes, when he is showing wolverine tracks and toes, you can learn to count to five in finnish :) Reply