Scent rubbing is a behavior where a mammal rubs its body against an object in their environment, sometimes in ones covered with strongly odored substances.
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11 Facts About Scent rubbing
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Scent rubbing can be produced by an animal smelling novel odors, which include manufactured smells such as perfume or motor oil and carnivore smells including feces and food smells.
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Scent rubbing is often performed with scent marking and self-anointing, and is typically used by animals to scent mark an object in their surroundings.
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The rubbing behavior is often performed as a means of scent-marking.
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The behavioral aspect of scent rubbing is shown during interspecific interactions between these bears, as black bears are found to decrease their tree rubbing once a grizzly has already done so.
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Throat, anal, dorsal, chest and chin Scent rubbing has been observed in Alouatta and is mostly performed while sitting.
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Scent rubbing can be used as a form of communication between many terrestrial mammals.
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Rubbing behavior displayed through cheek Scent rubbing can reveal dominance in a population, with subordinate individuals doing this less than dominant ones.
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Scent rubbing allows animals to gather scent from their surroundings onto themselves.
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Scent rubbing behavior has been observed more frequently in males than females for many species.
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Adult marmots display a form of scent rubbing called cheek rubbing more than young members of the species.
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