Deer and elk are two animals that leaves a trail. This is made over the course of time as they travel the same routes back and forth.
leaves behind a trail to himself...
I think that's either a snail or a slug (it's their secreted mucus from their muscular foot)
a snail trail is what a snail leaves from under it when it moves
The trail of an animal is called its spoor.
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The animal that leaves holes in the ground is a mole.
NO snakes leave a 'slime trail' ! Only molluscs such as slugs and snails leave a slime trail !
Spoor:- The track or trail of any wild animal; as, the spoor of an elephant; -- used originally by travelers in South Africa.
The animal that leaves tracks in a straight line is a snake.
A slug leaves a shiny trail similar to a snail. This trail can be dangerous to plants, flowers, and crops.
An alpha particle leaves a short, thick trail in a cloud chamber due to its high ionization capabilities, which means it can ionize many atoms along its path, leading to a dense trail.
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