Feces are a valuable tool in the world of animal identification. It might sound gross, but it’s one of the best ways to determine an animal’s behavior. An animal’s poop, known as scat, tells you where ...

A lot of things will lie to you in your life, but not poop. Close examination of animal scat will help you identify not only the species but how recently the animal was there, its sex, what it ate, ...

In recent months, unusual wildlife behaviours have been trending across social platforms, especially topics that challenge ...

CINCINNATI (AP) -- An Ohio zoo has become the repository for the world's largest collection of polar bear poop as researchers work to create a pregnancy test to aid the survival of this endangered ...

Scientists uncovered viruses that infect bacteria, called bacteriophages, in animal poop and are testing whether they could work as antibiotics. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Scientists discover native herbivore faeces contain microbial species that could help develop gene-editing tools, reduce methane emissions.