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9. Yeah, I guess they want to: 1. Leave their scent on the body to claim their "kill"

Reply to mahina (Reply #8)

Thu Mar 1, 2018, 03:23 AM

Mar 2018

and, 2. spread the odor of their "kill" far and wide by saturating themselves with it so others can know their legendary killing status. "Hey, dudes and mates, check out what I did! In yo' face, suckas! Yeah, I smell like stuff I killed all the time." Maybe the smellier "dead things" one in the pack is the one with the most status.

And, maybe, masking their own scent figures in, but the utter abandon they avail themselves to in getting the smell all over themselves (not to mention the slimy particulate) seems to indicate that they want to acquire something, not lose something.

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Why do dogs eat grass? [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2018 OP

cats do that too Skittles Mar 2018 #1

Mine does it when he's not feeling well Bradshaw3 Mar 2018 #2

I appreciate my observations are hardly scientific but TomSlick Mar 2018 #3

Next question: Why do dogs love to roll around in slimy dead decayed animals? NBachers Mar 2018 #4

or for city dogs DBoon Mar 2018 #5

masking their scent? dweller Mar 2018 #7

To prove they are so mighty of course. mahina Mar 2018 #8

Yeah, I guess they want to: 1. Leave their scent on the body to claim their "kill" NBachers Mar 2018 #9

I always thought that they needed the chlorophyll. BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #6

I think grass is a good source of fiber meow2u3 Mar 2018 #10

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