Interesting topic! Ive always wondered the same thing. I do really wonder if the paw prints might just be a decoration, or maybe even something really important!
What I think is that they could have put them there to show something possibly! Maybe humans once ruled the Feral lands, but animals won the lands. Humans might have been gone for a long time due to an event, but animals soon took over and now live in the Feral lands. That is just my thinking though!
I loved how they put that in the game, though. The prints might start interesting topics around here and theories. I like the prints, they are very creative! Very interesting topic, Azura!