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How would you tell a Genet's spoor apart from a Mongoose'?

Mongoose spoor/tracks will show the nail marks where the genets' dont??

Genets frontal lob is a bit more rounder than the mongoose?

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Whats the difference between the spoor of a White Rhino and a Black ?

The spoor of the black rhino is very similar to that of the white, but it is slightly smaller and more compact.

White Rhino's spoor compared with those of the Black, the nails of the white are relatively bigger and the gaps between them smaller. And then its also bigger yes.

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My brother and I both have four toes on each foot, but our spoor only shows two. Who are we?

Rock hyrax?

The nearest living relative of the rock hyrax is the elephant. Elephants on their toes?

Would that be the blue and black wildebeests?

1wn, you are correct, two other "brothers" are the brothers pig... Warthog and bushpig
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Thanks KEPs

This mammal shows remarkably different fore- and hind-feet tracks:
The front foot's spoor is about 4 cm long, and has 5 distinct impressions - four of which are evenly spaced in a square formation, but the fifth is off to the right side of the square and about halfway down.
The hind foot is 9cm long, and appears like three sausage-tree fruit next to each other, the middle one distinctly longer than the flanking ones.
What mammal is this?

Is this question too difficult for the wildlife whizzes on this forum? (Or, did I not express myself clearly enough?)