British Animal Tracks

ISBN: 1406797707

Author: Chard, J S R

Condition: New

Originally published in 1936, this is an excellent manual on British animal tracks and tracking. The book is full of clear diagrams and natural history information and is still of much practical use today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include GENERAL: Definition of Tracking The Normal Footprint Classification by the Normal Footprint Gait, and the Normal Trail Classification by the Normal Trail The Significance of Variations from Normal The Discovery of Tracks Telling the Age of Tracks Following a Track. DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS: Red Deer Fallow Deer Roe Deer Wild Cat Fox Badger Otter Marten Polecat Stoat Weasel Brown Hare Mountain Hare Rabbit Grey Squirrel Red Squirrel Dormouse(Common and Continental) Mice(Yellow-Necked, Wood, House, Harvest) Brown Rat Black Rat Water Rat(''Water Vole'') Musk Rat Hedgehog Mole Shrews(Common, Pigmy, and Water). APPENDICES: How to Take Plaster Casts How to Photograph Tracks