Glossary
Pad
Cushion-like part of animal foot.
Foot
Distal part of a limb that bears weight, and facilitates locomotion and manipulation.
Track
Impression or indentation made on the substrate (ground) by a foot.
Interdigital Space
The space between digits.
Heel Pad
Limb pad located at the metacarpophalangeal joint or metatarsophalangeal joint.
This is the largest of the pads on the palmar or plantar surface of the feet of dogs and cats.
This is the largest of the pads on the palmar or plantar surface of the feet of dogs and cats.
Toe Pad
Limb pad located under the distal interphalangeal joint of each digit (toe).
Tracker
Person or animal that finds and follows tracks or trails, in order to identify, study and, in some instances, pursue the person or animal that made the track or trail.
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