Sometimes, dogs do strange things. Beyond rolling in mud puddles or biting themselves, your pet might drink from toilets or lick its butt. In other cases, it may eat its own poop or, worse, the poop ...

When miniature dachshund Valerie was captured after 529 days alone in the wilds of Australia’s Kangaroo Island, experts speculated she survived partly by eating other animals’ poo. While this survival ...

It’s not uncommon for a dog to sniff around a yard, come across a pile of poop, and gobble it up. Or even to eat its own poop. It might sound quite disgusting, but lots of dogs will eat poop at some ...

You may not want to admit it, but your dog has probably eaten poop once or twice. While this type of behavior makes dog owners shudder, it’s shockingly common for our four-legged companions to eat ...

Coprophagia, or the consumption of faeces, was commonly observed across various animal species. Rabbits re-eat special faeces called cecotropes to absorb essential nutrients. Young elephants and ...

If you’ve ever taken your dog for a walk only to watch as they merrily roll in something unpleasant and smelly, you’re not alone. But why do dogs roll in poo? Many dog owners are often baffled by ...

In the wild, animals do whatever it takes to survive. Unlike humans, who pick and choose their meals, animals simply follow their instincts– even when it means doing things that seem strange to us, ...