Editing Rabbit (section)

===Marking===
Both sexes of rabbits often rub their chins on objects with their [[scent gland]] located under the chin. This is the rabbit's way of marking their territory or possessions for other rabbits to recognize by depositing scent gland secretions. Rabbits who have bonded will respect each other's smell, which indicates a territorial border.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Hoffman |first1=Kurt L. |last2=Hernández Decasa |first2=D. M. |last3=Beyer Ruiz |first3=M. E. |last4=González-Mariscal |first4=Gabriela |date=2010-03-05 |title=Scent marking by the male domestic rabbit (''Oryctolagus cuniculus'') is stimulated by an object's novelty and its specific visual or tactile characteristics |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166432809006299 |journal=Behavioural Brain Research |volume=207 |issue=2 |pages=360–367 |doi=10.1016/j.bbr.2009.10.021 |pmid=19857527 |s2cid=10827948 |issn=0166-4328|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Rabbits also have scent glands that produce a strong-smelling waxy substance near their anuses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scent glands |url=https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/scent-glands/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund (RWAF) |language=en-GB}}</ref> Territorial marking by scent glands has been documented among both domestic<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Arteaga |first1=Lourdes |last2=Bautista |first2=Amando |last3=Martínez-Gómez |first3=Margarita |last4=Nicolás |first4=Leticia |last5=Hudson |first5=Robyn |date=June 2008 |title=Scent marking, dominance and serum testosterone levels in male domestic rabbits |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0031938408000784 |journal=Physiology & Behavior |language=en |volume=94 |issue=3 |pages=510–515 |doi=10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.03.005|pmid=18436270 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> and wild rabbit species.<ref name=":9" />