Sometimes, dogs do strange things. Beyond rolling in mud puddles or biting themselves, your pet might drink from toilets or lick its butt. In other cases, it may eat its own poop or, worse, the poop ...

When I was living in Chicago, my landlady had a wonderful golden retriever that was incredibly friendly, smart and fun to play with - but he had one ridiculous habit: he liked to eat his own poop.

Arguably one of the worst times to feel the urge to poop is in the middle of a meal or when you’ve just wrapped up. No one wants to deal with literal crap when the taste of, say, eggs or enchiladas ...

Hamsters engage in coprophagy, specifically eating cecotropes, a vital digestive process for nutrient absorption from their fibrous diets. These nutrient-rich droppings, produced in the cecum, provide ...

Source: Image adapted from a Billy Hathorn photo — Creative Commons License. A short time ago, a friend dropped by my house for a visit. We were sitting on my sofa sipping some wine and catching up on ...

Are you going to poop immediately after having your meal A doctor explains how this can be a sign of your poor gut health ...

“Poop is central to the story of how dogs came into our lives," write Duke University dog researchers Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods in their wonderful new book, Survival of the Friendliest: ...

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Koala mothers have a unique way of feeding their babies. They provide a special substance called pap, which is a form of ...

It’s not uncommon for a dog to sniff around a yard, come across a pile of poop, and gobble it up. Or even to eat its own poop. It might sound quite disgusting, but lots of dogs will eat poop at some ...