Animal Tracks & Signs of Africa

Take an exciting virtual adventure with us, as we explore the Animal Tracks & Signs of Africa, written exclusively for WildlifeCampus by world renowned authors - Chris and Mathilde Stuart. Over 1800 pages, featuring hundreds of species; this course takes an in-depth look at tracks, prints, spoor, trails, droppings, feeding signs, kill sites, mud wallowing, rubbing posts, tree scratchings, scent marking, holes, bark-stripping, shed hair, skin & feathers, nests in & out of trees, mammal & invertebrate shelters and skulls. This course will enhance your enjoyment and understanding of the wild, even when no animals are to be seen.

Module # 1 - Introduction

Component # 1 - Introduction to Tracks & Signs

Module # 2 - Paws Tracks

Component # 1 - Paws Without Claws

Component # 2 - Paws with Claws: Large

Component # 3 - Paws with Claws: Medium to Large

Component # 4 - Paws with Claws: Medium

Component # 5 - Paws with Claws: Medium to Small

Component # 6 -Paws with Claws: Small + Clusters

Module # 3 - Hands & Feet, Three Toed & Big Game Tracks

Component # 1 - Hands and Feet

Component # 2 -Three Toed and Big Game

Module # 4 - Hoof Tracks

Component # 1 - Cloven Hooves: Large

Component # 2 - Cloven Hooves: Medium

Component # 3 - Cloven Hooves: Small

Component # 4 - Non-Cloven Hooves

 Module # 5 - Bird Tracks

Component # 1 - Bird Tracks: Webbed Feet

Component # 2 - Bird Tracks: Non-Webbed Feet

Module # 6 - Tramline Trails & Undulating Tracks

Component # 1 - Tramline Trails & Undulating Tracks

Module # 7 - Droppings

Component # 1 -Introduction to Droppings

Component # 2 -Sausage - Shaped Droppings

Component # 3 -Kidney-Shaped Droppings, barrel, pancake, splash

Component # 4 -Droppings of Mixed Shape and Form & Bird pellets

 Module # 8 - Feeding Signs

Component # 1 - Prey Remains: Predators & Raptors

Component # 2 - Other Feeding Signs

Module # 9 - Other Tracks & Signs

Component # 1 -Other Signs of Past Presence

Module # 10 - Nests, Shelters & Holes

 Component # 1 - Birds’ Nests Not in Trees

Component # 2 - Birds’ Nests in Trees

Component # 3 - Mammal Shelters

Component # 4 - Invertebrate & Other Shelters

 Module # 11 - Skulls

 Component # 1 - Introduction to Skulls

Component # 2 - Insectivores & Bats

Component # 3 - Primate Skulls

Component # 4 - Pangolin, Aardvark, Hares & Rodents

Component # 5 - Foxes, Jackals, Wolves and Wild Dog

Component # 6 - Otters, Badger, Weasel, Mongooses, Genets and Civets

Component # 7 - Hyaenas And Cats

Component # 8 - Large Herbivores, Hyraxes and Marine Mammals

Component # 9 - Antelope