- Hardcover: 264 pages
- Publisher: OUP Oxford; 2nd Revised edition edition (7 Jun 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0198507968
- ISBN-13: 978-0198507963
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 14.4 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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- #84 in Books > Science & Nature > Nature > Wild Animals > By Region > Europe
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"The tracks and signs book is ideal for sorting out half-eaten nuts, scratched bark, pellets, droppings and foot prints found on a country walk. . .[this book is] well illustrated, comprehensive, and excellent value for money."--Birds
"The real value of this book lies in the wealth of behavioral and ecological information given in the abundant text. For example, you can find out what sort of animal is likely to be breaking apart wasps' nests, explanations of patterns produced by different quadrupeds walking and running, and why hedgehog droppings are so variable."--Bulletin of British and Ecological Society
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First published in English by Collins in 1974, this substantially revised and extended edition is one of the first three volumes of Oxford University Press's new OIPocket Guide natural history series. The series fills the need for field guides for those who want to find out about the common organisms they come across during countryside excursions without having the specialist knowledge required to make detailed species identifications. All the books in the series are attractively designed and lavishly illustrated with high quality colour photographs and line drawings throughout. Animal Tracks and Signs is the only book in print that allows the reader to identify over 200 North-west European mammals and birds that have passed by from the evidence they have left behind. Whether one finds footprints, feeding damage, a skull or a hole in the ground, this book will describe how it was made and who by. A pleasure to dip into, it is also an essential tool for anyone who needs to identify remains, whether they are professional ecologists or schoolchildren collecting items for a nature table.
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51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Animal Tracks and Signs (Pocket Nature Guide) (Hardcover)
As a mammal ecologist, I'm pretty familiar with feeding signs of rodents and also mammal footprints, and general identification... So it is probably quite natural that I'm a bit over-sensitive to things lost in translation. In general, this is a fantastic book, and I will take it with me on any "outing"... but there are a few errors...
On page 67 the photo in the centre at the bottom of the page says it is a fox print. I am familiar with the technique of putting a line, or an "x" through a track to determine if it is a fox or dog. They mention it above, on the very same page, but the one in the photo doesn't seem to fall in line with my (or their) criteria for a fox track. On page 53, there are the tracks of a field vole jumping in the snow. (note marks from the "long tail" between the tracks... ) except field voles have particularly short tails. Could this be a bank vole track and it is just a typo?? On 138, there is a photo of a hazelnut eaten by a yellow-necked mouse / wood mouse on the "left" and a bank vole on the "right". I'm pretty sure these are backwards, again, according to both my experience and their text... Mice leave marks all over the outside of the edge of the hole, whereas voles are quite neat and tidy. The photos are backwards... Don't get me wrong, I particulalry like this book, and I think it is very comprehensive. But I have found several mis-prints. (sorry, Mr Bang, its a lovley book - I'm not trying to start tearing up this fantastic piece of work, but I'm just genuinely a bit confused...) So in spite of all my grumbling, I give it 4 stars. But a warning that there are a few tiny mistakes.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
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Comprehensive...,
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This review is from: Animal Tracks and Signs (Natural History Pocket Guides) (Hardcover)
I can't praise this book enough...if you're at this page and you haven't got a copy, why not? It details not only footprints and tracks, but feeding signs, droppings, pellets etc. Nice clear, colourful illustrations and photos, too! Yes, it covers some animals you are unlikely to encounter in the UK (brown bear, anyone?) but that's in addition to in-depth coverage of our more 'local' wildlife...
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Every walk an adventure with this book!,
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This review is from: Animal Tracks and Signs (Natural History Pocket Guides) (Hardcover)
I bought this book for my ten year old, but it has proved fascinating and useful for all the family. How else can you differentiate fox poo from dog poo? Or identify the contents of pellets? We have used every section and it is the only book my son reads for pleasure!My only criticism would be some of the gaps - probably a regional bias. Not so much on bats for example. But a great book and highly recommended for small (and not so small) nature lovers. It makes every walk an adventure!
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