BEAVERS were hunted almost to extinction for fur and castoreum, a secretion from the
scent gland which has medicinal properties.
Width of the pronotum about 11/2x of its length, anterior angles of pronotum subrounded, posterior angle rounded, lateral margins sinuate, length of pronotum 2.8, width 4.2; scutellum as long as broad, length of scutellum 1.6, width 1.6; metathoracic
scent gland ostiolar peritereme (Fig.
Because of the value of its fur, especially in felt manufacture, the delicacy of its flesh and the supposed usefulness of its
scent gland in folk medicine, the beaver was persecuted and hunted from prehistoric times until it was extinct in England and Wales in the 12th century, but survived until the 1600s in remote parts of Scotland.
The smell comes from a
scent gland on a peccary's back, just above its stubby tail.
Pronotum about 2 x broader than its length, anterior margin slightly broader than head width, anterior angles slightly toothed, lateral margins convex, humeral angles rounded, length of pronotum 2.1, width 4.4; scutellum long with apex subrounded, length of scutellum 4.0, width 2.8; metathoracic
scent gland ostiole (Fig.
What they all have in common is the
scent gland, but they will only get musky if they get nervous and excited.
Nathan Holbrook, Leeds Male guinea pigs have a
scent gland on their lower back that can get quite matted and oily, but it's found about an inch above their bottom on their midline so I don't think that's what you are describing.
Illustrations include dorsal view,
scent gland apparatus, external and internal male and female genitalia.
In particular, the development of a
scent gland and scent marking behavior may be subject to sexual selection (e.g.
Hedgehogs do not have a
scent gland like ferrets and, therefore, do not have a particularly strong body odor.
The
scent gland system of Nezara viridula (L.) (Rhyncota, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) II.
The animal uses its anal
scent gland as a defensive weapon.