- The
preorbital gland is a
paired exocrine gland found in many
species of artiodactyls,
which is
homologous to the
lacrimal gland found in humans. These...
-
typically opened involuntarily as a
result of
facial muscle contractions, the
preorbital glands near the eyes can be
voluntarily opened much
wider and even everted...
- females.
Muntjacs are
unique among the deer,
having large,
obvious facial (
preorbital, in
front of the eyes)
scent glands used to mark
territories or to attract...
- hornless, or may have
shorter horns. Both
males and
females have
large preorbital glands on
their snout in
front of
their eyes
which form
bulges in their...
-
their mating period (rut).
These deer have well
developed metatarsal and
preorbital glands. The
volatile components of
these glands were
examined from a free-ranging...
- territories,
nearly 0.4–0.8
hectares (0.0015–0.0031 sq mi)
large and
marked by
preorbital gland secretions. The blue
duiker feeds on
fallen fruits, foliage, flowers...
- deer
family differs from cervids, or true deer, by
lacking antlers and
preorbital glands also,
possessing only a
single pair of teats, a gallbladder, a...
- and 440 lb). The head is long and
slender with
large eyes, very
large preorbital glands, a
naked nose pad and small,
pointed ears. The
branched antlers...
- the rest of the year. The
preorbital gland secretion of
muskoxen has a "light, sweetish, ethereal" odor.
Analysis of
preorbital gland secretion extract...
- tan. A bare
black spot
below the
inside corner of each eye
contains a
preorbital gland that
produces a dark,
sticky secretion. Dik-diks
insert gr**** stems...
