Biologists also noted deer sniff and lick an unfamiliar rub, which suggests that this visual mark on a small tree plays an important communication purpose in the social life of deer.

生物学家也注意到鹿会嗅和舔陌生的擦痕，这表明小树上的这种视觉标记在鹿群的社会生活中起着重要的交流作用。