Ritwik Bhuyan

Ferrets are well-known to be charming and adorable critters.

However, the main issue with these pets is that ferrets smell. It takes only a bit of effort from the owners of these pets to keep them from spreading the musky smell.

Bathing and grooming your pet ferret regularly can keep their musky odor away and their scent fresh. If you clean and wash the box and cage of your pet, it can also remove the pungent smell. Feeding your pet animals a high-quality diet can also help reduce the stink.

You can take the pet ferret to the vet if you think the smell is related to a health problem. The vet might get your pet descented. However, many vets do not like the idea of descenting.

Young ferrets smell too, albeit a bit differently. This smell is lost as they grow older. Male ferrets smell very strong, mainly un-neutered ones.

The day-to-day smell of a ferret won't change by descenting them. When the scent glands near the tail are expelled, the ferrets cannot release the bad-smelling musky smell. The typical musky smell that comes from the skin and coat through the skin glands and oil glands still remain.

The anal glands of these pets also secrete a peculiar scent. The anal glands are present in most carnivorous animals. These anal glands of the ferrets are territory-marking glands and secrete a strong-smelling scent.

Instincts are what drive animals and humans alike.

Ducks and most birds have instincts that allow them to navigate through survival tactics easily. These tactics will enable them to fly/swim through wind, water, or hail and find food.

Ducks, like other birds, use their instincts to find where and when to migrate. Fall migration is more hectic than spring migration.

Ducks can easily sense early when the climate begins to become colder. They also know when their food starts to run low and need to search for new areas. All these indications let the duck species see that they need to move for warmer pastures.

Ducks also use their instincts to judge when they should take flight and migrate. Duck species travel long miles to go to their wintering areas.

Mostly, duck species travel to the exact location every year and lay eggs in the same location they hatched earlier. Scientists are still figuring out how the duck species know where to go and when to come back. It is one of the mysteries of nature that is still unanswered.

Many scientists believe that ducks use the position of the sun and stars to locate a large area and come back. The birds also look along the way for rivers, valleys, and coasts and head to the location.

Annually, duck species cover large areas and long miles to go for wintering. Some ducks even migrate to the exact location, although with a little deviation.

Younger duck species make their first migration alone. They are built so that they can search for their wintering home even though they haven't visited the area before. They even come back to the area where they were born the following spring.

Birds use some specific kinds of senses while navigating along the way. Ducks also use the earth's magnetic field to move to the nesting grounds in the season.

Ducks also use data or information from the position of the sun and other landmarks during the day. A duck's sense of smell also plays a vital role in the search for the location.

Some duck species, like Mallard and others, go through their preferred path every season, every year. There are designated stopover areas on the way for food and water supplies, which are essential for the survival of a duck.

Some ducks also are known to migrate in large areas across landscapes. Some birds, including ducks, take specific routes during the fall and spring seasons to get the help of seasonal patterns about food and weather.