![]() ![]() We can rule out the former for obvious reasons. So a canine that climbs trees? Well there seems to be two species that can do that: The Japanese raccoon dog and the grey fox. So a canine would be in line with the very distinct two middle claw marks in the picture. Again, you can (most likely) rule out rodents, they also have 5 toes/fingers/claws.Īpparently felines have their four toes more or less in one line whereas canines have the two middle ones quite far forward compared to the outer ones. Perspective can be deceiving, but the diameter of the tree seems more like 25-30cm (10-12"). But after looking at the picture for a while, the marks seem to be a lot smaller. As you mentioned bears and cougars, I went straight to other large animals. So what else could it be? As said above, most likely a 4 clawed animal that can climb trees. ![]() This is a mark from a black bear.Īpparently the also tend to bite and scratch in a single spot when marking territory as seen here.Ĭougars aren't as obvious to rule out, but if you look at pictures from here, they seem quite different. First of all they have 5 claws and they climb by "hugging" the tree and wrapping around the tree with their arms. The combination of the long/short marks makes me think this is from an animal climbing a tree. They also don't appear to be territorial marks or from claw sharpening/trimming (think cat on a couch) which both would leave more random, overlapping marks in one place. If you look at the symmetry of the "left" and "right" marks, I believe we are looking for an animal with four claws or toes. Below each of these sets, a set of the smaller "apostrophe" marks can be seen. The scratches appear in sets of two or three in parallel, starting roughly at the same height. The scratches have two very clear lines with a third sometimes visible on the "outside". There are two types of marks, the long scratches and the smaller shorter ones which kind of look like deer footprints or apostrophes ("). Lets have a closer look at the claw marks (if they actually are claw marks, but I do think so) first. So, first of all I believe it's neither bear nor cougar. ![]() I did find the color of the tree and the patterns interesting so I gave it a try. Where I'm from, there are a handful of secluded wolves on the other side of the country and that's all we got when it comes to large animals that could leave marks like that. Ok, so let me preface this by saying I have absolutely no idea about the subject and I'm neither from the pacific northwest nor the US. ![]()
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