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Males may further distinguish themselves whenscent-markingterritory, as they occasionally develop a bald patch on top of the head from rubbing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Mostscentmarkingis performed on items in the environment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Wolves advertise their territories to other packs through a combination ofscentmarkingand howling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, they more commonly communicate byscentmarkingand foot stamping.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There the formation of homeranges was triggered byscentmarking.
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The paucity of studies may be an oversight on the part of researchers asscentmarkingis not obviously ' showy ' from the perspective of a human observer.
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They defend their territories through patrolling,scentmarkingand aggression, and unfamiliar adults put in the same cages have exhibited that aggression.
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They hunt, swim, explore and patrol their territories using aggression andscentmarking.
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While the possum also marked rock ledges and trees within its home ranges,scentmarkingwas most vigorous around den sites.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The odor of a predator depressesscentmarkingbehavior.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other forms ofscentmarkinginclude rubbing objects, raking with claws, and depositing faeces in visible locations.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Serows, unlike gorals, make use of their preorbital glands inscentmarking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nevertheless, these animals display territorialscentmarkingof grasses with secretions from their preorbital glands.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If not raised with adult members of their kind, captive spotted hyenas will exhibitscentmarkingbehaviours much later in life than wild specimens.
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