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    Question What do you think these tracks are? Alligator? Bear?

    Hello!

    This morning our neighbor asked us to come view some strange tracks near their horse trough. She didn't know what they were, and we are not sure either. She thinks either alligator or bear. We live near a small private lake -maybe it has alligators? I thought I would just post these pictures and get more thoughts. Thanks in advance for your time and insight!

    Laura
    PS I am using the 'insert image' feature both with picasaweb and photobucket; however the "Preview" does not display the pictures so I am a little skeptical that they are coming across. Hope they do though!

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    Re: What do you think these tracks are? Alligator? Bear?

    I think it's alligator. Use 'google images' and put in 'alligator tracks' & see if they look similiar.

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    Re: What do you think these tracks are? Alligator? Bear?

    not a gator. the claws are too long & straight plus the foot is rounded, not angled. possibly a bobcat, especially in you live in west or northwest Tarrant Co.

    Its also hard to gauge size by the pics. What I usually do is put a common object in the pic for reference - coins work great since pretty much everyone has a reference in their head for how big a quarter, a penny or a dime is.

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    Re: What do you think these tracks are? Alligator? Bear?

    chupacabra definitely!
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    Re: What do you think these tracks are? Alligator? Bear?

    Those are prints of a horse coming to an abrupt stop. The horse is moving in the direction of the rounded edge. The rounded part near the bottom of the picture is the curved front of the hoof, the lines (that look like toes) were made by the jagged frog of the hoof sliding in soft mud. I see these in my horse pasture every time the trough runs over.

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    Re: What do you think these tracks are? Alligator? Bear?

    I grew up in the swamps of south Louisiana. I can tell you for sure... dem ain't 'gator tracks!

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