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===Carnivore===
 
===Carnivore===
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*The dog and cat posses two '''anal sacs'''. In the dog, these are the size of a hazlenut.
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*The dog and cat posses two '''anal sacs'''.
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**They are located ventrolaterally between the internal and external anal sphincters.
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**The fundus of the sac secretes a potent smelling fluid that drains through a single duct to an opening near the anocutaneous juncntion.
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**The anal sacs get compressed during defecation, which causes the fluid to be expressed. The scent of the fluid is thought to act as a territorial marker.
      
===Ruminant===
 
===Ruminant===
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