Can You Guess These Animals Based on Their Footprints?

Brittany GibsonUpdated: Nov. 28, 2022

How many of these footprints can you guess correctly?

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Depending on where you live, this might not be an uncommon sight

Can you spot the animals camouflaged in these photos?

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Answer: deer

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Just another city resident

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Answer: pigeon

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These guys use their hands almost as much as we do

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Answer: raccoon

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Their feet grow until they’re six years old

How good are you at math?

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Answer: horse

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These animals used to grow up to be 8 feet long

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Answer: beaver

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You can find these in almost every U.S. state

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Answer: otter

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No need to be alarmed if you find these tracks in your yard

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Answer: squirrel

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A pretty regular visitor to the beach

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Answer: hermit crab

Only two percent of people can solve Einstein’s riddle. Are you part of that small percentage?

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These guys can weigh up to 2,600 pounds

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Answer: giraffe

Can you figure out the missing word in this brainteaser?

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Looks like these animals went for a swim

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Answer: sea turtle

Speaking of turtles, over 60 percent of people can’t find the turtle in this picture. Can you?

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Hint: they’re the biggest species of their family

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Answer: tiger

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Is that you, Donald?

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Answer: duck

An MIT professor called this “the hardest puzzle ever.” Can you figure it out?

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You probably don’t need a hint for this one

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Answer: dog

Quick! How many triangles are in this image?

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The heaviest one in history weight 24,000 pounds

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Answer: elephant

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You probably won’t want to come across one of these

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Answer: bear

We bet you can’t find the hidden robin in these trees.

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Over half of this animal’s total population lives in North America

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Answer: rabbit

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There’s a national day dedicated to these guys

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Answer: penguin

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A group of these animals is called a “clowder”

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Answer: cat

Find out the 50 secrets your pet won’t tell you.

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You’ve definitely got this one

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Answer: snake

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There are over 6,000 species of these

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Answer: lizard

Next, see if you can identify these animals by these close up pictures of their fur.

Originally Published: September 05, 2018

Brittany Gibson

Brittany Gibson is a regular contributor to RD.com’s culture, food, health, and travel sections. She was previously an editorial intern for RD.com and Westchester Magazine. Her articles have appeared on Buzzfeed, Business Insider, AOL, Yahoo, and MSN, among other sites. She earned a BA in English from the University of Connecticut