The more you examine the tracks, the harder it is for you to really put your finger on it. It appears to be a combination of an animal and a human, as bizarre as that sounds, and as impossible as that is.
The tracks are deep and large, easy to follow and fairly fresh. You're pretty sure that they've been made within the past couple of hours. Whatever made them,it was walking on two legs like a human, but had long clawlike toenails, like an animal. Most of you was sure it was a hoax, but who'd go to all that trouble out here? Hell, there'd be no way to make sure the tracks would even be found by someone. It just really made no sense.
You followed the trail for a good while, and the day began to fade into the early evening. You nearly lost the trail a couple of times, but right when you were ready to give up, you'd spot it again.
The puzzling thing about the prints was that they seemed to almost be losing their animalistic characteristics. As silly as it seemed, the taloned nails seemed to be getting shorter, and the prints weren't as deep, as though the creature itself had gotten lighter.
Your suspicions were confirmed when the final prints were indeed, fully human, made by someone probably your size. That was when you took a look around, and realized....