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A Field Guide to Animal Tracks (Peterson Field Guides

Peterson Field Guides series

Includes descriptions of the habits, habitats, tracks, signs, and ranges of all the mamals of North America. More than 1,000 illustrations show individual tracks, different track patterns, animals in their habitats, droppings, and gnawed trees - every type of clue the tracker needs.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 375 pages

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