Close-up image of male lemur's wrist gland (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Close-up image of male lemur's wrist gland

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Antebrachial glands on the wrists of male lemurs release a clear liquid that contains odors that may attract females. Multiple new odor molecules were identified and studied as potential sex pheromones in a research project led by University of Tokyo odor experts.

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Satomi Ito, Kyoto University, CC BY 4.0

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