ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
DIGESTION IN DIFFERENT ANIMALS
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Because it is their diet
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To gain more nutrient
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To add more water in their diet
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To gain salt in their diet
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamsters, guinea pigs, chinchillas, hedgehogs, and naked mole-rats eat their own droppings, which are thought to be a source of vitamins B and K, produced by gut bacteria. Sometimes, there is also the aspect of self-anointment while these creatures eat their droppings.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mice, for example, are known to eat their own feces in laboratory conditions (and in other environments as well), a fact that may actually complicate studies that we perform on them. Other rodents are also known for eating poop, both in captivity and in the wild.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most of them eat feces because it contains some undigested food-and thus vital nutrients-that would otherwise go to waste.
Detailed explanation-4: -Coprophagy is the eating of feces. While the behavior is normal for the young of most species, probably to help them establish intestinal flora, and for the dams of young of some species, to keep the nest area clean, it can occur for less desirable reasons.
Detailed explanation-5: -Often, a dog craving and eating poop comes from a lack of nutrients. Dogs are smart; they know that feces are composed of useful bacteria that they need. If they’re lacking, consuming feces is an attempt to gain back the nutrients that they’re missing.