TalesFromtheTailEnd
Someanimalshaveinterestingwaystodealwithpoop.Adéliepenguinsliketokeepclean.So,theyshoottheirpoopawayfromtheirbodies.Turkeyvultureskeeptheirpoopclose.Theypoopontheirlegsandfeet.Thiscoolsthem down.
keeps tidy
Adélie penguin
cools off
turkeyvulture
sendsa message
hippopotamus
Someanimalsmarktheirareawiththeirwaste.Hipposspintheirtails.Thisspreadstheirpoopoverawide area.
DungbeetlesliveinAfrica.Theyrollballsofotheranimals’poop.Theyeatpartofit.Theylayeggsinit.Whenthebabiesareborn,theyhavefood, too.
feedsthe family
dung beetle
BetterOutThanIn?
Whydosomeanimalseatpoop?Someanimalscan’tgetenoughnourishmentfromtheirfood.So,theyeatittwicebyeatingtheirown poop.
There’sanotherreason,too.Koalaseatleaves.Thesearehardtodigest.Microbes intheirstomachshelpbreakdownthisfood.Theymakeiteasierforkoalasto eat.
feedsthe baby
koala
Babykoalasdon’thavethesemicrobes.So,themotherfeedsthebabysomeofherpoop.Thathelpsthemicrobesgrowinthebaby’s stomach.
Nowthatyouknowmoreaboutpoop,youmayneverthinkofitthesameway again!
