If you own a dog, your yard probably has landmines. But beyond being an eyesore (and a shoe hazard), dog poop can be ...

"Toxocara can also infect humans, causing blindness in children and infect animals so presents a public health risk. This is ...

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 ...

While looking at a pile of scat may not seem like the most thrilling thing in life, it can provide a lot of information. Such as what sort of wildlife is nearby. If it is something like a dog, it is ...

River otters are unequivocally cute. But their eating habits are not so adorable. Most animals—humans included—separate the place where they defecate from the place where they eat. But river otters ...

Forest Flock Pigeon Sanctuary Last month, a storm swept through Yorkshire, England, knocking a baby pigeon from his nest. The hatchling plummeted to the pavement. A woman out walking her dog saw him ...

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.