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Tracks and trails. Once, Coyotes were daily visitors here and we took them for granted - they were our tracking club's steadfast 'tracking teachers.' Now, Coyotes are observed only once or twice a year, an it is Gray Foxes who patrol this beach daily.

This was an efficient patrol trail covering long distances without distractions or play, and not associated with any human tracks. But it was significantly larger than G Fox, and on the small side for Coyotes. Track details suggest Red Fox but that species is very rare on the coast here and never before observed by our tracking club, so we are very interested in the community ID!

No dorsal fin rules out Estuarine Dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis). Much higher humped out of water, no blow hole on top of head, and much slower than Boto (Inia geoffrensis). We watched this animal in the middle of the Napo River for about 45 minutes.