Lion (Panthera leo) scratching and marking territory, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) buck marking its territory, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

A male Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) spraying a tree to leave his scent in the Maasai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Bull and friesian cow, Oxfordshire, The Cotswolds, United Kingdom

Cheetas scent marking their territory, Moremi, Botswana, Southern Africa

Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) sprainting on high point. The spraint is a method of marking territory and high points are a favoured location, even those washed by tides.

Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) sprainting on high point. The spraint is a method of marking territory and high points are a favoured location, even those washed by tides.

Family of Eurasian river otters (Lutra lutra) sprainting on high point. The spraint is a method of marking territory and high points are a favoured location, even those washed by tides.

Portrait of sled dog, floppy ears, Yukon Territory, Canada

Sunlit portrait of a sled dog, Yukon Territory, Canada

Bengal Tiger;Panthera tigris) marking the territory, Tadoba National Park, Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra's oldest and largest National Park, Maharashtra state, Indian subcontinent, India, Chandrapur district, Asia

Male Chamois marking his territory, Jura Switzerland

Male Chamois marking his territory, Jura Switzerland