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"Feces" is used more in biology and medicine than in other fields (reflecting science's tradition of classical Latin and Neo-Latin) In hunting and tracking, terms such as dung, scat, spoor, and droppings normally are used to refer to non-human animal feces; In husbandry and farming, manure is common. Stool is a common term in reference to human ...
A coprolite (also known as a coprolith) is fossilized feces. Coprolites are classified as trace fossils as opposed to body fossils, as they give evidence for the animal's behaviour (in this case, diet) rather than morphology. The name is derived from the Greek words κόπρος (kopros, meaning "dung") and λίθος (lithos, meaning "stone").
Poozeum founder George Frandsen began collecting coprolites as an 18-year-old, purchasing his first piece of fossilized feces from a rock and fossil store in Moab, Utah. [1] [2] He expanded his collection over the years, and by 2016 it included 1,277 specimens and was recognized as the largest collection of its kind in the world, earning it a Guinness World Record. [3]
The shape of animal poop isn't something that normally makes science news headlines, but when it comes to wombats, things are a little bit different. Wombats are celebrated poopers due to the fact ...
Cecotropes (also caecotropes, cecotrophs, cecal pellets, soft feces, or night feces) are a nutrient-filled package created in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract that is expelled and eaten by many animals (such as rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, hamsters, and chinchillas) to obtain more nutrients out of their food. When food passes through the GI tract ...
Some carnivorous plants, such as pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes, obtain nutrition from the feces of commensal animals. Notable examples include Nepenthes jamban, whose specific name is the Indonesian word for toilet. [32] [33] Manure is organic matter, mostly animal feces, that is used as organic fertilizer for plants in agriculture. [34]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized the box of giraffe poop at Saint Paul International Airport in Minneapolis.
Most animal manure consists of feces. Common forms of animal manure include farmyard manure (or farm slurry (liquid manure). [1] Farmyard manure also contains plant material (often straw), which has been used as bedding for animals and has absorbed the feces and urine.