Also there's a bit in my OJA paper (vol 16, pt 3 pp253-277).
The following may be relevant to your query:
"...beavers of both sexes also produce castoreum, a yellow fluid
produced in the castor glands located near the anal opening...other
glands also located in this region secrete an oil which is used to
maintain their fur quality" (p.269).
Ruth
Jacqui Mulville wrote:
> I have some butchered beaver caudal verts, does anyone have
> any handy refs about beaver tail butchery (I have had cut
> marks on skulls before but tails is a new one on me). I
> know the tail was a source of fat (?) and eaten by monks as
> 'fish'. Anything else to add.
>
> Please reply on list so people can share info, unless we
> get inundated in which case we can review the situation.
>
> jacqui
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> Oxford University Museum,
> Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW
> Tel: 01865-272996 Fax: 01865-272970
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