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Um... anyone know what kind of animal left these prints in the snow? (files.ohai.social)

submitted 6 months ago by MeanwhileinCanada@ohai.social to c/tails@lemmon.website

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Image description: penis shaped prints in snow from a hopping animal

(Originally published on ohai.social: 2024-02-23)

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[-] Turun@feddit.de 4 points 6 months ago

It’s a rabbit/hare. Kangaroos either walk (leaving four distinct foot prints) or hop (leaving two).

As I wrote below:

When a rabbit runs they place their front paws next to each other (the “balls” in the image) and their hind legs are placed in front and in-between their front paws. Because the hind paws are so long and the rabbit is running at high speed they leave a long impression in the snow (the “shaft” in the image). The rabbit was running away from our point of view.

this post was submitted on 24 Feb 2024

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