"Canadian officials warn drivers not to let moose lick their cars". ^ "Managing the Deer Herd on Your Ranch | Hortenstine Ranch Company"."What do we know about nocturnal activity of moose?". "Mining and geophagy of root wad soils by moose in winter" (PDF). "Chemical composition of lick soils: Functions of soil ingestion by four ungulate species". "Geophagy and nutrient supplementation in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, with particular reference to selenium, cobalt and molybdenum". "Sex-specific patterns of mineral lick preference in white-tailed deer". "Use of natural licks by four species of ungulates in northern British Columbia". "Mineral licks as diversity hotspots in lowland forest of eastern Ecuador". "Elemental composition of a natural mineral lick in Amazonia". "Nutrition or detoxification: Why bats visit mineral licks of the Amazonian rainforest". "Puddles created by geophagous mammals are potential mineral sources for frugivorous bats (Stenodermatinae) in the Peruvian Amazon". "The biogeography of sodium in Neotropical figs (Moraceae)". "Keystone resource (Ficus) chemistry explains lick visitation by frugivorous bats". National Council for Science and the Environment. "Collpas: Activity Hotspots for Frugivorous Bats (Phyllostomidae) in the Peruvian Amazon". : 413 Inadvertent salt licks may lead to unintended wildlife–human interactions. Maintaining artificial salt licks as a form of baiting is illegal in some states in the United States, but legal in others. Artificial salt licks Īrtificial salt licks are used in the husbandry of livestock and to attract or maintain wildlife, whether it be for viewing, photography, farming, or hunting purposes. Animals also consume soil ( geophagy) to obtain minerals, such as moose from Canada mining for minerals from the root wads of fallen trees. In addition to the utilization of mineral licks, many animals suffer from traffic collisions as they gather to lick salts accumulated on road surfaces. Nonetheless, many studies have identified other uses and nutritional benefits from other micronutrients that exist at these sites, including selenium, cobalt and/or molybdenum. It is hypothesized that these salt and water paths became trails and later roads for early humans. The paths animals made to natural mineral licks and watering holes became the hunting paths predators and early humans used for hunting. Mineral lick sites play a critical role in the ecology and diversity of organisms that visit these sites, but little is still understood about the dietary benefits. The minerals of these sites usually contain calcium, magnesium, sulfur, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium. Some animals require the minerals at these sites not for nutrition, but to ward off the effects of secondary compounds that are included in the arsenal of plant defences against herbivory. In tropical bats, lick visitation is associated with a diet based on wild figs ( Ficus), which have very low levels of sodium, and licks are mostly used by females that are pregnant or lactating. Many animals regularly visit mineral licks to consume clay, supplementing their diet with nutrients and minerals.
It is thought that certain fauna can detect calcium in salt licks. Harsh weather exposes salty mineral deposits that draw animals from miles away for a taste of needed nutrients. Such licks are especially important in ecosystems such as tropical rainforests with poor general availability of nutrients. Natural licks are common, and they provide essential elements such as phosphorus and the biometals ( sodium, calcium, iron, zinc, and trace elements) required for bone, muscle and other growth in herbivorous mammals such as deer, moose, elephants, tapirs, woodchucks, fox squirrels, mountain goats, porcupines, and frugivorous bats. Mineral licks can be naturally occurring or artificial (such as blocks of salt that farmers place in pastures for livestock to lick). Gaur at a natural salt lickĪ mineral lick (also known as a salt lick) is a place where animals can go to lick essential mineral nutrients from a deposit of salts and other minerals. For other uses, see Salt lick (disambiguation).
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