what Animal made this footprint ?

[goingbush]

Surveying a place for a campsite & found a trail of footprints today near Winton QLD (co-incedently after seeing the Dinosaur stampede footprints)

any ideas ? not a cow, camel, or any native I can think of.
I googled Bear, Lion & Leopard, they don't fit either

any clues ??? I'm a size 11

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/05/249.jpg

[sheerluck]

It's a yeti carrying a giant wild cat.

[d3syd]

Sasquach (with heels) :)

[1976_michelle]

no idea

RUN

[dswatts]

no idea

RUN

I reckon that's pretty good advice:(

[101RRS]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ (http://s42.photobucket.com/user/gazzz21/media/Forum%20Posts%20Album/DropBear_zps9a568480.jpg.html)

[Aaron]

Dinner!

[bobslandies]

A Crop-Circler?

Seriously though, were there any other clear prints and what was the separation? Two-legged or four if you could tell?

Bob

[1976_michelle]

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e334/gazzz21/Forum%20Posts%20Album/DropBear_zps9a568480.jpg (http://s42.photobucket.com/user/gazzz21/media/Forum%20Posts%20Album/DropBear_zps9a568480.jpg.html)

ahh hell DROPBEAR!

[goingbush]

no idea

RUN


Great, thanks

if there is no Blog update tomorrow Trip Blog (http://www.goingbush.com/blog3.html)

you will know I have been eaten.

[andy_d110]

My 87kg Newfoundland has similar footprints. He wouldn't like the desert though.

[Cliffy]

Big pig?

[Brad110]

It's a pig.

[Tank]

Surveying a place for a campsite & found a trail of footprints today near Winton QLD (co-incedently after seeing the Dinosaur stampede footprints)

any ideas ? not a cow, camel, or any native I can think of.
I googled Bear, Lion & Leopard, they don't fit either

any clues ??? I'm a size 11

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/05/249.jpg
Camel???, Regards Frank.

[Bearman]

The front part of it looks like a cow but the square bit at the rear is a bit of a mystery. As someone else asked what is the style of gait, are they spaced apart about the right distance for a cow or something bigger and do all the footprints have the square section.

[123rover50]

Its four legged. There are two prints there. The two toed front foot then the back foot printed on top and slightly to the rear. A normal walking gait for a bovine.

[newhue]

ha ha you didn't you see them in Winton. "Mystery Foot Prints" You get them at the local news agent. On the packaging it says "hours of fun keeping your mate guessing"
amazing where some people will leave them.......

[flyinglandrover]

Any camels in the area? At least they are not known for eating people!https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/05/243.jpghttps://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/05/244.jpg

[Chucaro]

It's a yeti carrying a giant wild cat.

Going by the print it is a giant cat carrying a yeti :D

[d3syd]

Any camels in the area? At least they are not known for eating people!https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/05/243.jpghttps://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/05/244.jpg

Ahh the ubiquitous Camel Toe.....:p

[1976_michelle]

I would think camel would be a good guess; the big boss recycled some strange concepts putting those things together

[barney]

Sandals leaving animal footprints (6 photos) - Xaxor (http://xaxor.com/bizarre/31314-sandals-leaving-animal-footprints.html)

[scarry]

Going by the print it is a giant cat carrying a yeti :D

Drop bear being chased by a giant cat with a yeti in it's mouth:D

As others have said there are two prints there,front and rear foot,hoof,paw,whatever.

[goingbush]

thanks, heres a shot of the trail from dash cam yesterday.

not camel unless it was walking sideways.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/05/222.jpg

[dullbird]

looking at that track I would almost say bare foot horses trotting side by side. or maybe more likely donkeys in that region

when horses over track the hind foot will partially enter the print of the front foot.

as someone said above its two prints. and if you look at the bottom part of the print it looks like two halfmoon shapes together which could be he heel of the horse/donkey

[goingbush]

Thanks for that,
I was looking at the print as one, which threw me.

I was seeing something more scary like this
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/05/213.jpg

[dullbird]

it could be something scary still :D its just my guess

[Roverlord off road spares]

Well you know what direction they are heading, follow them and maybe we can all find out what it is;)

[bobslandies]

Thanks for that,
I was looking at the print as one, which threw me.

I was seeing something more scary like this
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/05/213.jpg


No need to worry about them, they're just vegetarians (but Cereal Killers) :eek2:

Bob

[disco2_dan]

It's a pig.

Bahahahahaha your dreaming

[KarlB]

The foot print and tracks (clearly two animals) are likely to belong to dogs. The interesting question is why do they appear to be so large. The only thing that comes to mind is the tracks were made in very wet clay and as it dried out it shrank (as clay does) giving the appearance that they were made my much larger feet than they were. I have seen this kind of phenomena with tracks in the snow before but not in clay. The only other option would that they were made by the 'Beast of Boonah':

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/05/205.jpg

See Hunter searches for the 'Beast of Boonah' | Ipswich Queensland Times (http://www.qt.com.au/news/searching-for-the-beast-of-boonah/1865986/) for further details.

Cheers
KarlB
:eek:

[Bearman]

The foot print and tracks (clearly two animals) are likely to belong to dogs. The interesting question is why do they appear to be so large. The only thing that comes to mind is the tracks were made in very wet clay and as it dried out it shrank (as clay does) giving the appearance that they were made my much larger feet than they were. I have seen this kind of phenomena with tracks in the snow before but not in clay. The only other option would that they were made by the 'Beast of Boonah':

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/05/205.jpg

See Hunter searches for the 'Beast of Boonah' | Ipswich Queensland Times (http://www.qt.com.au/news/searching-for-the-beast-of-boonah/1865986/) for further details.

Cheers
KarlB
:eek:

You are kidding.:eek: Aren't you.

[Hall]

Just to satisfy our curiosity here, as posted already. Track those prints and see what is making them. Should be a good out come for us as it will give us a lot more to discuss. Maybe not for you depending on what you find. But , to quote a certain animated film,we are willing to make the sacrafice.
Cheers Hall

[Modelsp]

Isn't it nice to know you have many Friends here on the forum.!!!!!!!!!!
Did you notice not one of them told you "IT IS BEHIND YOU",And it's not happy.
yes like the other one said RUN!!!!.
Cheers if you get to read this
Paul:D;)

[KarlB]

You are kidding.:eek: Aren't you.
About the tracks being made by the 'Beast of Boonah'? Yes.
About the tracks being made by a dog or dogs? No.

There are few animals roaming the wilds of Australia that could make a fresh track of the size indicated: Horses, Donkeys, cattle (including Banteng and Water Buffalo), Camels, larger deer and kangaroos, Emus and Saltwater Crocodiles. None of these fit the bill. The track is carnivore like and resembles a small bear.

You may like to have a look at Rob Morrison's Tracks and Traces of Australian Animals at your local library (it has been out of print for a few years); or Barbara Triggs' Tracks Scats and other Traces (still in print as far as I am aware.

Cheers
KarlB
:)

[bob10]

If you want to find the answer, go to this site

Queensland Museum (http://www.google.com.au/url'sa=t&rct=j&q=qld%20museum&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CDYQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.qm.qld.gov.au%2F&ei=eY2iUdvEOYm5iQfL5YDYCQ&usg=AFQjCNGapX6BcO8KxeJ7mL2f1XBvoLKhPQ&bvm=bv.47008514,d.aGc)


www.qm.qld.gov.au/‎ (http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/‎)


We are custodian of Queensland's natural and cultural heritage, caring for more than a million items and specimens in collections that tell the changing story of ...Opening hours & prices (http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Visit+Us/Opening+Hours+and+Prices) - Queensland Museum South (http://www.southbank.qm.qld.gov.au/) - Exhibitions (http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Events+and+Exhibitions/Exhibition) - Contact Us (http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Site+Tools/Contact+Us)

Click on "contact us " , on the right side of that page you will see, "ask an expert", you can send the photo to them. FWIW, I think it is a cow, closely followed by a calf. Bob

[olbod]

FWIW, I think it is a cow, closely followed by a calf. Bob[/QUOTE]


I agree.

[olbod]

PS: to the above.
Walk an ever widening circle and look for pats or droppings.

Bony would spend a month with his head down and solve it !!!

[digger]

Obviously size 13 bata scouts !

(if you could see them they have the compass under a heel)


to quote someone else...
" I got a pair of ‘Bata Scout’ school shoes. They had lion paw prints stamped into the sole, and at the back of the shoe, just above the heel, was a tiny opening with a secret compass tucked inside. I remember walking in the dirt and checking out my foot prints with the air of a seasoned jungle explorer"

sorry couldnt find a photo for the match!! :)

[scarry]

Obviously size 13 bata scouts !

(if you could see them they have the compass under a heel)



Geez that's jolted the memory,we used to have them.

Showing our age now:(

Then we moved onto another school and it was gym boots.......