A very useful pocket-sized guide to scat. If you’re fascinated by animal tracks or the practice of tracking, then learning to identify scat is a helpful aid.
- Key to mammal scat: cords, pellets, splats, and tubes
- Tips on where to find scat and what its color and shape can tell you
- A look at the animals’ teeth, jaws, and digestive systems
- Clues for distinguishing between scat from similar species (e.g., within the same family)
- Scat size guide, including minimum, maximum, and typical size range
- A study of birds’ cough pellets and droppings
- The author’s professional drawings of the animals and their scat
This guide is applicable to eastern Canada and the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
