Selous Scouts trackers, unlike those they tracked, wore shorts and tennis shoes--giving them two distinct advantages. The first advantage was that they were not as easy to track as their enemy was, as tennis shoes, being lighter and having less intense tread, left a far more vague mark on the ground, and thus were less visable to enemy trackers.
The shorts, meanwhile, instilled a habit of avoiding close contact with vegetation that could cause scrapes, rashes, and would otherwise produce noise and signs of movement. By avoiding vegetation, these trackers were also more difficult to follow as they did not leave the more recognizable trails that combatants wearing pants would leave as they trudged less cautiously through the countryside.
Botanists instructed the trackers on how to utilize the local flora in recognizing signs of movement and occupation, as well as how to survive and sustain themselves off of plants for food. Furthermore, these men often communicated using a dog whistle as a signal--a whistle producing a sound that is almost inaudible to the human ear, and thus goes unnoticed to anyone not trained to listen for it.
Because they were also trained by former terrorists in the language, songs, and mannerisms, the Selous Scouts were capable of infiltrating enemy terrorist units by joining their factions. These scouts would eventually turn on the terrorists, capitalizing the elements of surprise and shock to mitigate the cells.
Other times, Selous Scouts would infiltrate enemy encampments and "expose" themselves by leaving clues behind of scout hiding places and encampments, ultimately leading terrorist troops into deathtraps.
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