Watching a snake poop may not be everyone’s idea of fun, but it can tell us a lot about snake digestion, which is a fascinating subject. In this extraordinary Instagram post, a snake is taking a poop, ...

Here is a look at eight animals that depend on this habit and the reasons behind it.

Professor Suzannah Williams wishes she didn’t have to spend her days analyzing poop samples. It’s a dirty job; but someone’s got to do it. Biodiversity is rapidly dwindling, with wildlife populations ...

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, ...

Possibly there are more important things to discuss, but let’s pause a moment to talk about poop. The animals at the San Antonio Zoo generate enough dung to fill about two 20-cubic-yard dumpsters a ...

Climate change is melting away glaciers around the world, but in the Andes Mountains, a wild relative of the llama is helping local ecosystems adapt to these changes by dropping big piles of dung.

Tasmanian museum owner Karin Koch created the world's first animal poo painting competition because she's passionate about destigmatising faeces, but also to have fun. Ms Koch is the creator and owner ...