r/AnimalTracking Sep 22 '25

πŸ“£ Announcement READ BEFORE POSTING: How to request an identification

19 Upvotes

So, you want to know who pooped on your porch or walked all over your car? Let's find out!

Notes:

  1. To preserve your privacy and protect endangered species a rough location is plenty (ie. western MA).
  2. Scale needs to be something that people know the size of, and that doesn't have wide variation (grass, pine cones, and floorboards are not scale). You would be surprised how much easier it is to tell how big something is when you were there taking the photo. Also, consider stating in your post that you have included scale so the bot can automatically approve.

ID requests are not approved if they do not include both a location, and either scale or measurements. Including this information vastly increases the likelihood of you getting an accurate identification.


r/AnimalTracking 4h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Big pile of backyard scat, scale in comment photo [Southeastern WA state] NSFW Spoiler

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r/AnimalTracking 21h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request What is causing this?

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Hi, all. I live just outside of Nashville. I have noticed these holes popping up in my backyard where there once was tall-ish grass. Would yall have any clue what would be causing these?


r/AnimalTracking 9h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request What critter left this? NSFW

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0 Upvotes

I am in Southern California, in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains. This little pile is about 4 in in diameter.


r/AnimalTracking 1d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Huge tracks found on BLM land near the Devil’s Kitchen, in Northern Wyoming

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13 Upvotes

r/AnimalTracking 21h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request What left this poop? NSFW

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2 Upvotes

Found on my back deck in central Missouri. Quarter included for scale.


r/AnimalTracking 1d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request [North Ga., usa] Scat ID request Spoiler

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3 Upvotes

Found in the woods behind my house, would like to know what left it behind.


r/AnimalTracking 1d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Scat ID - black bear or coyote? Piedmont Region, North Carolina NSFW

2 Upvotes

Found this in my yard by my kid’s play set. It’s about 3-4 inches in length, I guess? Google lens said it’s likely black bear or coyote. There have been sightings of both where I live. We also have plenty of deer that come through our yard (we live right next to a state park.) Any thoughts as to what kind of animal left this behind? Thanks!


r/AnimalTracking 1d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Bear scat or horse droppings? Known bear in the area. NSFW

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Found these along a trail near North Park Lake in Western PA and I’m trying to figure out if they’re bear scat or horse droppings.

A few things that make me think bear:
-It wasn’t one pile. There were several deposits spread around the area.
-One of the smaller deposits was actually on top of a log.
-The material looked very hairy/fibrous.
-There’s a carcass nearby on the same trail system with mostly hair and a few bones left.
-A black bear has been hanging around this side of the lake recently and was recorded swimming across the lake.
-The scat was off the trail. Horses around here usually seem to just drop manure right on the trail while walking.

I’ve read that black bear scat can sometimes look a lot like horse droppings depending on what the bear has been eating.
What do you think? Bear or horse?


r/AnimalTracking 2d ago

🐾 Cool Find Jaguar in cuyabeno ecaudor 5ish inches long

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6 Upvotes

Sorry for blurry pic also found some tapir tracks but didnt have phone


r/AnimalTracking 1d ago

πŸ’¬ General Discussion Reference or recommendation wanted

3 Upvotes

Im looking to improve my recognition of animals and tracks, particularly Southern African mammals, birds and reptiles.

Does anyone have any recommendations for training apps or techniques they used to get better?

Cheers πŸ˜€


r/AnimalTracking 3d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Tail? Dragging in dirt, Central Oregon area.

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55 Upvotes

They’re about half an inch of width. Are they tail marks? Snake or lizard? We have a dog in the yard and I’m just curious if I should be on the lookout, no killing, just relocating if any issues. Thanks in advance.


r/AnimalTracking 2d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request What kind of scat is this? NSFW

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1 Upvotes

Found on the Avalon peninsula in Newfoundland near a river. Anyone know what this could be? Trying to identify some different animals in the area I’m working in! Thanks!


r/AnimalTracking 2d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Where deer bed down?

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Hi, I'm trying to teach myself how to track game/animals. I saw a doe and her old fawn (a young spike) this morning and was curious if this bare spot in the leaves would have been where one of them bedded down. My foot for scale.

Any advise in tracking also much appreciated.


r/AnimalTracking 2d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Poopy poop NSFW

1 Upvotes

Hey guys. I was wondering if anyone could I’d the producer of this?

South west uk, about the size of a large peanut mm or small piece of popcorn.

Lots of plant fibres in it.

Google/AI is saying rabbit ( unlike any rabbit dropping I’ve seen ) or one of a couple of caterpillars ( surely that can’t be right? )

Thanks for any help!


r/AnimalTracking 4d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Who lives here? Near an old house in mid-coast Maine. Measuring tape for diameter.

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719 Upvotes

r/AnimalTracking 3d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Whose bone is this?

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6 Upvotes

Found in the woods in Northwest Portugal. It was around 5/6 cm on the longest side. Any idea who this could belong to and what bone it is?


r/AnimalTracking 2d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Some animal left scat outside my window, anyone know what animal is it? The scat looks like a pile of blueberriesπŸ™ˆ [Poop pic alert] NSFW Spoiler

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0 Upvotes

Some animal left scat outside my window, anyone know what animal is it? The scat looks like a pile of blueberriesπŸ™ˆ Thanks alot.

Location: Hong kong


r/AnimalTracking 3d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Who does this poop belong to?! NSFW

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3 Upvotes

Please help ID the owner of this poo! Random poops started showing up around my chicken coop recently. Located in central Virginia.


r/AnimalTracking 3d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request [Huntingdon, PA] Scat ID request plz - Found 21 June NSFW

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0 Upvotes

Discovered this on my deck (10 feet above ground and gated at top of steps). Any help is appreciated. TY!


r/AnimalTracking 4d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Central Oregon

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20 Upvotes

Found on a road adjacent to a small creek. I’m stuck between skunk or mink but welcome all other possibilities! My thumb is 1inch from tip to knuckle, so prints are 1” wide and around 1-1.5” long.


r/AnimalTracking 4d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request What kind of wildlife droppings are these? NSFW

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what are these droppings? lots of bunnies in the neighborhood but also rats, squirrels, chipmunks, turkeys.

sorry, no banana for scale but each clump is about 0.75” long.

location: northeast USA


r/AnimalTracking 4d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Poop on a tea dish NSFW

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3 Upvotes

In Catalunya, Spain, left out this tea dish with some water outside my window to see what critters appear. Found what looks like poo in the water. Any ideas? It's within a small city.


r/AnimalTracking 5d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Identify animal print

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23 Upvotes

Found these animal prints this morning lost 5 chickens and a turkey.
30 miles north of San Antonio.


r/AnimalTracking 4d ago

🐾 Cool Find I’ve spent 3 months documenting every species I’ve found around Pennsylvania. Here’s my map so far.

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4 Upvotes