Castoreum
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castoreum-181-3239124
title:
Castoreum
text:
Castoreum is a yellowish exudate from the castor sacs of mature beavers and platypuses. Both animals use castoreum for various purposes; beavers use it in combination with urine to scent mark their territory, while platypuses use it in reproductive communication. Both beaver sexes have a pair of castor sacs and a pair of anal glands, located in two cavities under the skin between the pelvis and the base of the tail. The castor sacs are not true glands on a cellular level, hence references to the
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Fluid produced by beavers, and platypuses
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castoreum
date created:
2005-04-28T01:31:31Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T00:45:46Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Castoreum_01.jpg","width":2154,"height":1706}
fields total:
13
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16