Latrines

Communal scent posts were established at the communal den, at communal latrines, and close to frequently used hyena paths and resting sites. Individuals that... 

Kruuk, H. and Jarman, P. J. (1995) Latrine use by the spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus Dasyuridae, Marsupialis) in its natural habitat. J. Zool. Lond. 236, 345-349. 

Van continued to mumble further about his theories of how LSD exerted its effects. His mumbling did not seem much different from the way he sometimes mumbled during the day and his explanation did sound reasonable. I decided he was probably okay after he explained further that he had gone to sleep in his office at the end of the ward in his underwear, and had just gotten up to use the latrine. After all, as one volunteer later commented after an LSD trip, It s nothing to get worried about. We re all probably jacked out of shape a little bit anyway. ... 

While incapable of sustained intellectual effort, the subject may persist in an activity in spite of failure, ceaselessly prying at cracks in the wall, for example, in an endeavor to escape from an enclosed area. Sometimes he may succeed in conveying some wish, such as a desire to use the latrine, and then be too confused to execute his intention. At other times, he may react violently to hallucinated events and engage in pantomime combat with phantom assailants or in ludicrous play with imaginary companions. 

G Did you have anybody working in the latrine during this test ... 

To latrine with assistance. Voided 150 cc. Gait unsteady - eyes bloodshot. 

Appears to be sleeping - moving extremities spasmodically. HR 124, BP 110/5003 00 HR 120 I feel very tired and loss of coordination also. I can t keep my legs still. I feel like I want to go, go, go. To latrine at 03 05. Voided 260 cc. To Audiology at 03 10. Back to padded room at 03 13. Walked with assistance. 

HR 68, BP 100/52, Wgt 131.25 Awakened for vital signs. To latrine and voided 350 cc. Stated he sure has lost weight (136 before test started - he lost almost 5 pounds). Measured own urine and then rinsed out urinal and graduate cylinder. When he left the padded room he turned in the wrong direction. Oh boy, I sure have lost all sense of direction. Back to bed and to sleep. 

At 36 hours, H had recovered sufficiently to take over Z s supervision and L was able to get a little rest. By this time, Z was becoming more active, trying to leave the room through the medicine cabinet, or saluting the drapes that screened the latrine. 

Honey badger Mellivora capensis More at activity centers Token urination, latrines Beggetal., 2003... 

The latrine sites of European badgers, M. meles, also relate to food resources. In a 2-year study of a Mediterranean coastal population, the badgers produced more latrines in a year with few fruit because of a drought. This suggests increased defense of a scarce resource (Pigozzi, 1990). 

Pigozzi, G. (1990). Latrine use and the function of territoriality in the European badger, Meles meles, in a Mediterranean coastal habitat. Animal Behaviour 39,1000-1002. 

Stewart, P. S., MacDonald, D. W., Newman, C., and Tattersall, E. H. (2002). Behavioral mechanisms of information transmision and reception by badgers, Meks meles, at latrines. Animal Behaviour 63,999-1007. 

Rollinson, D. and Simpson, A.J.G. (1987) From Genes to Latrines. Academic Press, London. 

Jourdane, J. and Theron, A. (1987) Larval development eggs to cercariae. In Rollinson, D. and Simpson, A.J.G (eds) The Biology of Schistosomes From Genes to Latrines. Academic Press, London, pp. 83-106. 

Soil Fungi Associated with Graves and Latrines Toward a Forensic Mycology... 

Figure 4.10 Soil profile showing Hebeloma radicosoides fruiting out of a human latrine buried together with fallen leaves (Appendix 4.2). The folded scale is 37 cm long. The fruiting of this ammonia fungus at the nonexperimental site prompted the excavation to identify the source of ammonia. No trace of the excreta remained at this moment.

Figure 4.11 Soil profile showing Hebeloma mdicosum (fallen) fruiting out of the deserted latrines (L) near the nest (N) of a mole stick indicates occurrence a little before of another fruit body. The folded scale is 51.5 cm long. Place and date Quercus forest, Hiroshima, Japan, November 11, 2000. Mole species concerned possibly Mogera imaizumii. There is no other way than using this fungus to locate a mole s nest unless radio-tracking techniques are used.

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