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| Index 1. Mink Footprints 2,3. Mink track, 4-track bound gait 4. Mink track, registered gait | The mink is a medium sized mustelid (weasel family) with a long flexible body.These animals tend to arch their backs while running, resulting in a bounding gait, with widely separated print groups. (see also otter) The tracks on this page were all recorded on the same short stretch of river bank, over a few weeks, andwere probably made by the same animal, patrolling its territory. They are relatively small for mink, so it is probably a female. |
 | 1. Mink Footprints Diameter of coin 26mm |
| DETAILS | |
| Site | Under Clifton Road Bridge, River Ouse, York |
| Date | December 2000 |
| Substrate | sand |
| Age of prints | |
| Gait | |
| Identification | size, typical mustelid 5-toe spread |
| Comments |
 | 2. Mink Track (and Black-headed Gull) |
 | 3. Mink Print Group M = manus P = pes Diameter of coin 26mm |
| DETAILS | |
| Site | Almery Terrace, River Ouse, York |
| Date | December 2000 |
| Substrate | sand |
| Age of prints | 1 - 2 days |
| Gait | mustelid four-track bound (bunny hop) |
| Identification | size, typical mustelid gait, habitat |
| Comments | |
| MEASUREMENTS | |
| Stride | 296mm (mean, n=4) |
| Straddle | 78mm (mean, n=5) |
| Print Group Length | 94mm (mean, n=5) |
 | 4. Mink Track Diameter of coin 26mm | |
| DETAILS | |
| Site | Almery Terrace, River Ouse, York |
| Date | December 2000 |
| Substrate | silt |
| Age of prints | fresh |
| Gait | mustelid two-track bound ? See otter track where there are distinct print groups separated by long gaps. In the mink track illustrated here there is a suggestion of long & short gaps - must take a closer look. |
| Identification | size, gait, habitat, behaviour (patrolling river bank) |
| Comments | track on steep bank |
| MEASUREMENTS | |
| Stride | 70mm (mean, n=8) |