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Tracking 
The Bushmen are superb trackers and can make accurate
deductions from the faintest marks in the sand.
They are able to tell what species the animal is (by
the hoof print), what sex, how long ago it passed this
way, how fast it was traveling, whether it was alone
or with other animals, if it is injured (uneven hoof
prints) and what it has been eating.
The time of day that the
animal passed through can be determined by where the
hoof prints are situated under a tree. If the tracks
are under the west side of the trees, the animal was
catching the morning shade; if under the east side,
the afternoon shade. In the open could suggest that
the animal was there at night and was sleeping.
How many minutes or hours
that have passed since the animal went through can be
determined by the depth of the print, how windy it is
and how much grass and twigs have fallen into the hoof
print.
All this information is
important to determine whether a trail is worth pursuing.
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