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Divining a line between interesting and not-interesting.

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Stink fighting

Male ringtails are equipped with scent glands on their wrists which are used in "stink fighting" with a rival male. Here, two males stand facing each other a few feet apart and, repeatedly drawing their tails through these glands, they proceed to wave the tails over their heads, all the while staring in a hostile fashion at their rival. Eventually, one of the males will break down and run away.
I'm a stink-lover, not a stink-fighter.

http://lemur.duke.edu/animals/ringtailed/