More Animal Tracks

A BIG rainstorm passed through Orange County. Remember the pieces of dried up clay that looked like broken pottery? Well, all of that clay is wet again. This layer of wet clay is perfect for finding animal prints after a rain. The first prints are of raccoon prints. Look how much they look like our hand print! Crow prints are in the next picture. The next print is a coyote! See the claw marks? Coyotes are in the dog family. Dogs cannot pull in, or "retract," their claws. But cats can retract their claws. That's why dogs make a clickety clack sound when they walk across floors. The next cute prints are those of a gray squirrel. And finally, the tiny prints are those of a wood rat. Look around in the mud around your home. Do you see any tracks yet?

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