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Scientists often track the animals they’re studying by identifying their footprints. See how your skills stack up: Use the clues under each pair of prints to ID which creatures have made their mark.

Look for these tracks in good fishing spots—unless this critter is taking a super-long nap. Find these footprints near fresh water. Just watch out for this animal’s fast tongue … if you’re an insect, that is. Check out these sandy footprints before wind blows them away—sooner than this animal would need water. If you see these tracks in fields or near wooded areas, you’ve just missed this sly animal. These tracks might be made on ice or snow by an animal with wings—but the creature can’t fly. These tiny prints on muddy shores or sandy beaches mean that something has definitely come out of its shell. Answers: 1. brown bear, 2. frog, 3. camel, 4. fox, 5. penguin, 6. turtle. WATCH OTHER CLEVER CREATURES IN ACTION. natgeokids.com/december YULIAZELINSKAYA / SHUTTERSTOCK (ANIMAL FOOTPRINTS, ALL)…

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