2007-02-15 16:49:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
In certain animals, including European badgers, foxes, and wolves, the violet gland or supracaudal gland is an important gland located in the tail. It is used for scent marking and contributes to the strong odor of foxes. Although it secretes a mixture of volatile terpenes similar to those produced by violets (hence the name), the chemicals are produced in much greater quantity than in flowers and the resulting strong smell can be quite unpleasant. Like many other mammalian secretion glands, the violet gland consists of modified sweat glands and sebaceous glands.
2007-02-15 17:19:04 · answer #1 · answered by Kamp 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure. I was volunteering at a wildlife rehab. place and they had a grey fox in that had urinated in the treatment room. The urine smelled extremely "skunky". It was very strange. It obviously has to do with chemistry; possibly due to the animal's diet.
2007-02-15 16:55:43 · answer #2 · answered by ucd_grad_2005 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What do Foxes smell like?
2007-02-15 16:53:08 · answer #3 · answered by Hi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well with most animals, when they are in mating season they stink, and if you think about it for the most part they are eating dead/decaying animals that are for the most part rotten. so they will naturaly have some repulisive smell to them
2007-02-15 16:53:03 · answer #4 · answered by mastermind 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never got that close to one to figure that out.
2007-02-15 16:52:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they don't shower
2007-02-15 16:54:04 · answer #6 · answered by Skubasam 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-02-15 16:56:09 · answer #7 · answered by samy28 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋