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 ...

Scientists from the Smithsonian have successfully used swift fox droppings to identify individual animals and collect other data vital to monitoring a reintroduced population in Montana. Ellie ...

Many of the feces came back as positive for multiple organisms ... says he's skeptical of the matches with bacteria—these can be particularly tricky to identify in ancient samples with this technique.

While poop is decidedly not on the menu for us humans, it’s a normal food for many animals. In one study in Tanzania, scientists remarked that hooded vultures showed more interest in protein-rich lion ...

Researchers have conducted the largest study ever on - all right, brace yourself - dinosaur poo. Yeah, no, it sounds a little messy. But as NPR's Geoff Brumfiel reports, the findings may shed new ...