The Language of Odors: Different Odor Dialects in Wild Otter Populations

Researchers from Cardiff University in Wales have shown for the first time that genetically distinct populations of wild mammals have different “odor dialects.” In a new study, they describe how populations of otters from across the UK possess sex- and biogeography-specific odors and speculate on how these odor dialects may affect individual behavior and conservation efforts.Read the whole story at the PLOS Ecology Blog: The Language of Odors: Different Odor Dialects in Wild Otter Populations.