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What made these tracks in the snow (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 months ago by xylogx@lemmy.world to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

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My best guess is a kangaroo on a pogo stick ;-)

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[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Link isn't loading for me, sorry. Does it mention that most stalking/solo predators do this? 🤘🏼

[–] xylogx@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

There is much more but this is the intro:

“## What Animal Tracks Go in a Straight Line?

Many animals employ gaits that result in track patterns appearing as a straight line, but the most typical animals whose tracks form nearly perfect straight lines are those employing direct register gaits, notably the fox and members of the cat family”