User:Daniazevedo02/Spotted hyena

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Spotted hyenas utilize scent gland secretions to distinguish between members of their own clan versus members of neighboring clans. Burgener et al. analyzed the scent gland secretions of several hyenas belonging to three different clans and discovered a high degree of similarity in fatty acid composition amongst members of the same clans, while hyenas of different clans had vastly different scent gland secretions. Further studies have proposed a symbiotic relationship between spotted hyenas and bacteria, and the differences in fatty acids can be attributed to fermentation by different bacterial species.

I would include this segment in the “Behaviour” section of the article. More specifically, I would include it in the part titled “Intelligence”, after the sentence where it introduces the idea of spotted hyenas using scent gland secretions to mark their territories.