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 ...

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 ...

A study of elephants, giraffes and other wildlife in Namibia’s Etosha National Park underscores the ways in which the environment, biological sex, and anatomical distinctions can drive variation in ...

In this nature-loving life I’ve chosen, scatological subjects arise as a matter of course. Take this recent voicemail: “I was walking in the woods by my house,” reported a friend, “when I came upon a ...

What’s the deal with scat? When animals well, you know, poop, they release organic matter which can contain diseases, phosphorus, and even fragments of DNA. Scientifically, animal poop is referred to ...

Scientists found Eurasian otter poop on Lantau Island and rediscovered an “elusive” mammal considered locally extinct for decades. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto A pair walking along the coast ...