8. Territorial Marking Behaviors
Capybaras uses a highly advanced territorial marking system involving many sensory channels. Using unique scent glands and well positioned droppings, they retain sophisticated scent maps of their region. Often using water and mud to improve smell dispersal, male capybaras have devised complex marking ceremonies involving particular body positions and motions. By providing comprehensive information on the marking individual's position, health, and reproductive condition, these marks constitute a chemical communication network helping to preserve social order and territorial limits.
