A Guide to the Tracks of Mammals in China

Author: Ma Shilai, Ma Xiaofeng, Shi Wenying
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Publish Date: 2001-05-01
Features: This "guide" is currently the most systematic research and exploration in China on tracking wild animal traces. The book covers a wide range of topics, is highly scientific, rich in content, and relatively in-depth. Therefore, it is not solely aimed at identifying species traces but rather at helping users understand the activities of wild animal species and the behavioral patterns and related details recorded in their traces. That is, the book will tell readers where to find animal traces, how to identify animal tracks, how to clarify the relevant details recorded in the traces, and what methods to use to recognize the footprint chains left by wild animals. It will help readers learn to track and improve their skills in interpreting animal tracks and the information they contain. Mastering these basic principles and techniques will not only enable readers to make more accurate scientific descriptions of animal traces but also help them become true trackers more quickly.