Historical information
The cast of a captive African Lion was made by David Pepper-Edwards at Taronga Zoo, Sydney, NSW.
This cast was taken in deep mud to demonstrate the abnormal shape of such casts. Sometimes cats claws are clearly visible from such casts and so being confused with that of a large dog.
David Pepper-Edwards used a number of plaster cast footprints for comparison of unidentified field casts.
Physical description
Plaster cast of a Lion footprint. These casts were used in the identification of photographs and sightings of large cats in the Australian Bush. The plaster has remnant straw like material attached.
Australian Animal Folklore Collection
