scent gland
Pheromone-producing structure
A scent gland is an organ in animals that produces and releases odorous secretions.
These glands serve various purposes: marking territory, attracting mates, signaling alarm, or identifying individuals.
Skunks spray from scent glands as defense; deer rub scent glands on trees to claim space.
Many mammals have scent glands on their faces, feet, or near the tail.
- skunkSpray-armed striped mammal
- civetMusk-secreting Asian carnivore
- civet catSmall musk-bearing carnivore
- odorPerceived atmospheric emission
- anal glandsSecretion sacs near anus
musky · marking · spray · ambergris · musk deer · polecat · defensive behavior · pheromone · stink · anal · territoriality · mating · mammal · perfume · deer · attract · signal · warning signal
- insect glands
- glandsadrenal glands, pancreas, ovaries, mammary glands, pituitary
- scent trackingpheromones, ant trails, tracking dog, nose work, trailing
- smellsmell, odor, reek, aroma, sniff
- paw partstoe, claw, pad, nail, dewclaw
- secretionssaliva, sweat, mucus, bile, tears
scent glandnose
Olfactory facial organ
Jacobson's organ · nasal cavity · chemoreceptor · nostril · nares
scent glandsweat gland
Organ secreting perspiration
salivary gland · tear gland · sebaceous gland · mammary gland
scent glandmucous membrane
Moist tissue lining cavities
scent, descent, descend, ascend, scented, gland, scenting, scentless, unscented