Australian
Animal
Track & Scat Cards
By Abigail Rowntree &
Marie Viljoen
AUSTRALIAN
ANIMAL
TRACK & SCAT CARDS
First Published by Marie Viljoen 2019
First Edition 2019
Copyright 2019 Marie Viljoen
All rights reserved.
www.naturestudyaustralia.com.au
Cover Design and Drawings by Abigail Rowntree
Abigail is a young self-taught pencil artist residing in rural Victoria. To commission your
own art or to view her shop and portfolio, visit FourFootedArt. You can also contact her at
[email protected].
PHOTOCOPYING AND DISTRIBUTION POLICY
©Copyright 2019 by Marie Viljoen. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to the
purchaser of this eBook to print or copy for their family’s use only. This material is not to
be duplicated or shared in any form outside of your own home. Marie Viljoen.
WELCOME NATURE DETECTIVE!
We LOVE exploring outdoors and going on impromptu walkabouts searching for curious
creatures, their tracks, and yes, their scats too. It's a pretty normal, fun activity for our family.
When our children were younger, they'd be so excited to spot animal traces and investigate who
the signs belonged to.
Our new Aussie Animal Track and Scat Cards will encourage nature detectives to investigate signs
and identify them when out on trails. Use them as a Montessori resource by matching prints and
scats to their Aussie friends.
It’s been a joy connecting with Abigail to create the Australian Animal Track and Scat Montessori
Cards. The cards in this download have been designed in three parts. The first card is a reference
or answer key card, while the second card consists of two parts; the animal, track or scat image
and the name or label.
Cut the cards out, separate the label from the animal card and laminate. You should have three
cards:
1. The animal, track or scat KEY CARD.
2. The animal, track or scat IMAGE CARD.
3. The animal, track or scat LABEL.
The cards can be used in several ways:
• The children are encouraged to connect the label to the correct image and compare their
work to the key card.
• The children can match the animal to the correct track and scat cards.
• Print more than one set and the children can play match memory games.
• Place the laminated key cards on a ring and use them while on walkabouts to identify tracks
and scats to the animal.
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I invite you to take a weekly walk through the seasons and observe our unique Australian wildlife
with one of the Australian Nature Study Guides.
Encourage children to explore outdoors with an Australian Nature Study Guide at your side. It
includes all the information you need to make nature study a successful part of your lifestyle.
With all the prep work done for you, there's more time to linger in nature and observe the secret
worlds of bees, butterflies, moths and beetles. Connect with Percy the Platypus, Penelope the
Possum, Gurawang the Bandicoot and other Aussie friends. Then journal your observations in a
field journal or use the notebook pages included with the guide.
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Kangaroo Kangaroo Kangaroo
Macropus rufus Tracks Scats
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Kangaroo Kangaroo Kangaroo
Macropus rufus Tracks Scats
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Wombat Wombat Wombat
Vombatidae Tracks Scats
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Wombat Wombat Wombat
Vombatidae Tracks Scats
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Possum Possum Possum
Trichosurus Tracks Scats
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Possum Possum Possum
Trichosurus Tracks Scats
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Bandicoot Bandicoot Bandicoot
Perameles Tracks Scats
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Bandicoot Bandicoot Bandicoot
Perameles Tracks Scats
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Wallaby Wallaby Wallaby
Macropus Tracks Scats
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Wallaby Wallaby Wallaby
Macropus Tracks Scats
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Feral Cat Feral Cat Feral Cat
Felis catus Tracks Scats
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Feral Cat Feral Cat Feral Cat
Felis catus Tracks Scats
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Dingo Dingo Dingo
Canis lupus Tracks Scats
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Dingo Dingo Dingo
Canis lupus Tracks Scats
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Deer Deer Deer
Cervidae Tracks Scats
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Deer Deer Deer
Cervidae Tracks Scats
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Echidna Echidna Echidna
Tachyglossidae Tracks Scats
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Echidna Echidna Echidna
Tachyglossidae Tracks Scats
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Fox Fox Fox
Vulpes vulpes Tracks Scats
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Fox Fox Fox
Vulpes vulpes Tracks Scats
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Horse Horse Horse
Equus caballus Tracks Scats
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Horse Horse Horse
Equus caballus Tracks Scats
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Koala Koala Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus Tracks Scats
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Koala Koala Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus Tracks Scats
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Mouse Mouse Mouse
Mus Tracks Scats
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Mouse Mouse Mouse
Mus Tracks Scats
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Numbat Numbat Numbat
Myrmecobius fasciatus Tracks Scats
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Numbat Numbat Numbat
Myrmecobius fasciatus Tracks Scats
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Pademelon Pademelon Pademelon
Thylogale Tracks Scats
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Pademelon Pademelon Pademelon
Thylogale Tracks Scats
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Platypus Platypus Platypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus Tracks Scats
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Platypus Platypus Platypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus Tracks Scats
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Potoroo Potoroo Potoroo
Potorous Tracks Scats
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Potoroo Potoroo Potoroo
Potorous Tracks Scats
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Quoll Quoll Quoll
Dasyurus Tracks Scats
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Quoll Quoll Quoll
Dasyurus Tracks Scats
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Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit
Oryctolagus Cuniculus Tracks Scats
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Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit
Oryctolagus Cuniculus Tracks Scats
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Tasmanian Devil Tasmanian Devil Tasmanian Devil
Sarcophilus harrisii Tracks Scats
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Tasmanian Devil Tasmanian Devil Tasmanian Devil
Sarcophilus harrisii Tracks Scats
Guess Guess Guess
Guess Guess Guess
Can you identify the tracks?
Can you identify the scats?
Match animals to their tracks.
Match animals to their scats.
