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Flehmen response
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Flehmen response [′flā·mən ri‚späns]
(ecology)
A courtship behavior displayed by the males of some mammalian species in which the upper lip is curled and the neck is extended, facilitating the reception of olfactory cues.
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Baker and Gonyou (1986) reported that castration at 12 mo of age was effective in reducing some sexual behaviors such as masturbation and attempted mounts, but did not greatly affect flehmen and completed mounts, nor did it decrease agonistic and "flighty" handling behaviors.
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This is the same organ they draw airborne scent across when lip curling--sometimes called the flehmen response.
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