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, ...

The mysteries of your pup’s potty behaviors are many—like, why does your dog spin around before pooping, and why do they have to go on the carpet? Dog owners everywhere have to deal with their dog’s ...

Even the stealthiest wild animals leave evidence of their passage through the woods and fields, and one of the most telltale calling cards is the humble turd. Call it scat, droppings, sign, or just ...

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

As we enter the dog days of summer, people will try all sorts of things to escape the heat, from sweating in front of a fan to drinking a piping hot cup of tea (which actually does help). But body ...

The next stop took the researchers to wombat latrines so they could gather up some poop cubes and figure out their chemical ...

Relatives of the llama are dropping dung as they venture into higher elevations in the Andes Mountains, providing a nutrient-rich environment for life to thrive despite glacier loss. Climate change is ...

Most people have a preferred way of communication—phone, text, email—but bare-nosed wombats have an unusual way of relaying ...

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — A Warwick boy with a passion for helping animals is doing all he can for them, even if it means starting a 'poop scooping' business. Luca Arpin, 6, is in the first grade. For ...

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.