scent gland

zoology

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artiodactyl anatomy

  • reticulated giraffe
    In artiodactyl: Scent glands

    External glands occur in various places on artiodactyls. Preorbital glands, immediately in front of the eyes, are present in the giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni), in all cervids except the roe deer, and, among the bovids, in duikers, many neotragines, gazelles and their…

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cats

    oil glands

    • In oil gland

      Scent glands of certain mammals secrete an often oily material of distinctive odour that serves to mark territorial boundaries.

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