Rob Rich
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And then they can dollop all their castoreum on top of that, which is a very unique smelling excretion from a particular gland in them. But they can bring that out to put on the castor mound or scent mound, sometimes called to kind of ward off non-related beavers.
And then they can dollop all their castoreum on top of that, which is a very unique smelling excretion from a particular gland in them. But they can bring that out to put on the castor mound or scent mound, sometimes called to kind of ward off non-related beavers.
And then they can dollop all their castoreum on top of that, which is a very unique smelling excretion from a particular gland in them. But they can bring that out to put on the castor mound or scent mound, sometimes called to kind of ward off non-related beavers.
Well, they definitely do have a particular scent and it's not something that, you know, is out of question to smell yourself. You can definitely find these, especially in the springtime when beavers are actively dispersing that, you know, the same time about when new kits are born is a really important time to kind of mark the territory, so to speak.
Well, they definitely do have a particular scent and it's not something that, you know, is out of question to smell yourself. You can definitely find these, especially in the springtime when beavers are actively dispersing that, you know, the same time about when new kits are born is a really important time to kind of mark the territory, so to speak.
Well, they definitely do have a particular scent and it's not something that, you know, is out of question to smell yourself. You can definitely find these, especially in the springtime when beavers are actively dispersing that, you know, the same time about when new kits are born is a really important time to kind of mark the territory, so to speak.
And so these scent mounds are all over the place at that time. And it does have kind of a vanilla-ish tint. I think it's very nice. It's probably dependent on the The nose who's smelling it. And it does have a history of being used in certain products. And, you know, we have used it for perfume and different things. I believe there's schnapps in, is it Germany?
And so these scent mounds are all over the place at that time. And it does have kind of a vanilla-ish tint. I think it's very nice. It's probably dependent on the The nose who's smelling it. And it does have a history of being used in certain products. And, you know, we have used it for perfume and different things. I believe there's schnapps in, is it Germany?
And so these scent mounds are all over the place at that time. And it does have kind of a vanilla-ish tint. I think it's very nice. It's probably dependent on the The nose who's smelling it. And it does have a history of being used in certain products. And, you know, we have used it for perfume and different things. I believe there's schnapps in, is it Germany?
Or I believe it's Germany that uses beaver hot. And it's kind of like a schnapps liqueur that relies on that.
Or I believe it's Germany that uses beaver hot. And it's kind of like a schnapps liqueur that relies on that.
Or I believe it's Germany that uses beaver hot. And it's kind of like a schnapps liqueur that relies on that.
They're kind of artificially synthesized now.
They're kind of artificially synthesized now.
They're kind of artificially synthesized now.
It's not that sharp. It won't be wafting everywhere, but it's very concentrated and localized. And you do kind of know when you hit it when you're kind of near it yourself. But it generally takes leaning down and just kind of getting up close to it. But it's a very nice smell. It doesn't have anything related to scat or urine. They do have a very pronounced anal gland as well. Oh, nice.
It's not that sharp. It won't be wafting everywhere, but it's very concentrated and localized. And you do kind of know when you hit it when you're kind of near it yourself. But it generally takes leaning down and just kind of getting up close to it. But it's a very nice smell. It doesn't have anything related to scat or urine. They do have a very pronounced anal gland as well. Oh, nice.
It's not that sharp. It won't be wafting everywhere, but it's very concentrated and localized. And you do kind of know when you hit it when you're kind of near it yourself. But it generally takes leaning down and just kind of getting up close to it. But it's a very nice smell. It doesn't have anything related to scat or urine. They do have a very pronounced anal gland as well. Oh, nice.
But that's used for waterproofing. That's not used for the purposes of defending their territory.
But that's used for waterproofing. That's not used for the purposes of defending their territory.