Animal Traces

Can you find the secret signs that animals leave behind? The clues are everywhere if you know where to look.

Scroll down for pictures of the tracks and scats (poo) of animals you may see and tips on what to look out for on your animal traces search!

Scats (Poos)
Can you find bird droppings under a tree or large animal scats or pellets? (See lots of scat examples below)!
Animal Tracks
After rain or in soft ground look for animal tracks ('footprints'). (See lots of animal track examples below)!
Activity Clues
Find cracked seeds, feathers, eaten leaves, insect wings, bones & remains.
Scratches and Diggings
On smooth trees look for scratches - it could be possums or koalas!
Smooth Hollows
Busy hollows have a smooth entrance and even nests sticking out. Look for big old trees.

Which Animal Trail did you follow?

Black Swamp Wallaby
Wallaby & Kangaroo Tracks and Scats
If you break kangaroo poo apart it's green and full of grass.
Ringtail Possum
Possum Track & Scats
Koala
Koala Track & Scats
Wombat
Wombat Track & Scats
Wombat poo is often black and square - so it can sit on a log and not roll away - it's a trail their Wombat friends can find.
Echidna
Echidna Track & Scats
Platypus
Platypus Track & Scats
Mouse Track & Scats
Fox Track & Scats (PEST)
Foxes are introduced and hunt our local animals and have caused some animals to become extinct. They are pests.
Rabbit Track & Scats (PEST)
Rabbits dig burrows near trees and cause erosion - which takes our landscape a long time to recover from. They are pests.