Just been out on a recce on my new permission and spotted this unusual roe footprint. Has anyone here seen this kind of thing before? Any ideas on what it is? An overgrown dew claw, a birth defect or something else?
No, I found slots like that all over the field. I've been doing a quick bit of Googling and found something called polydactylism, which it seems has been seen in Germany and Croatia.
Looks like its almost a 'double foot' so to speak. Right hand side of the main foot print looks like another print. Would be interesting if you ever catch up with the culprit.
Looks like a roe print. not every one will be perfectly placed. some may just left,right behind. Quite common for the calf to follow in the mothers footsteps
At trot 4 legged animals 'track' that is where the rear foot lands where the front foot has taken off. That remains the most likely explanation until you kill the freak............
At trot 4 legged animals 'track' that is where the rear foot lands where the front foot has taken off. That remains the most likely explanation until you kill the freak............
This is not a case of polydactylism, just superimposed prints. In the first photo the 'extra' digit is on the left and in the other it is on the right!
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