When you’re outside exploring this winter or spring, you’re likely to come across various local animals’ prints in the snow (or in the case of the creatures who hibernate, in the mud). How many of their hoof, claw and paw prints do you know for sure? Test your tracking skills below.

Quiz: Hudson Valley Animal Tracks
Put yourself to the test! Can you identify the prints of 15 Hudson Valley creatures in the snow?
by Reed Sparling and Jo-Anne Asuncion
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