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External glands occur in various places on artiodactyls. Preorbital glands, immediately in front of the eyes, are present in the giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni), in all cervids except the roe deer, and, among the bovids, in duikers, many neotragines, gazelles and their allies, and the hartebeest group. These glands are apparently required in small forest forms and have disappeared in many, but not all, open-country forms. In some, the glands are definitely connected with territorial marking; a firm object is marked by rubbing, soft vegetation by swinging the head gently from side to side. Foot, or pedal, glands are ...(100 of 11147 words)