Male Thomson s Gazelle marking his territory with his preorbital gland Masai Mara National Reserve Kenya East Africa

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Male Thomson s Gazelle Masai Mara National Reserve Kenya East Africa He is marking his territory by rubbing his preorbital gland on the tip of a tall grass stem which leaves a black tar like substance on the tip of the stem This gives off an odour which tells other gazelles that this patch of land is taken

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Location: Masai Mara National Reserve Kenya East Africa
Photo credit: © David Keith Jones / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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