The flehmen response (/ˈfleɪmən/; ), also called the flehmen position, flehmen reaction, flehming, or flehmening (from German flehmen), is a particular type of curling of the upper lip in ungulates, felids, and many other mammals, which facilitates the transfer of pheromones and other scents into the vomeronasal organ, also called the Jacobson's organ.
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