The high tides in the area destroy the tiger's urine and scat which serve as territorial markers.

They were mainly employed as territorial markers and memorials (grave stones).

It can also be used as a territorial marker to delineate land ownership.

They are used as a form of territorial marker.

An olfactory territorial marker made by dogs: â Spot!

However, in common with other examples of megalithic architecture they probably also served a purpose for the living, as territorial markers and gathering places.

She took the offered drink, toasted him, then moved around the room as she talked, touching familiar objects like an animal putting down territorial markers.

Originally it would have stood alone, probably as a territorial marker.

Viverrids frequently use their scats as territorial markers so that concentrations such as these are common.

In all these cases, the scats were concentrated in small groups on prominent features and evidently used as territorial markers.