coprophagous

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What makes rabbits 'foraging ecology interesting is that they are coprophagous -- they eat their own droppings.

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  • We know that hepatitis and ecoli (colon bacteria) are caused by the coprophagous (sh*teating) habits of bottom feeding shellfish. and anaphylactic shock which can be fatal from eating decayed fish
  • The coprophagous (human and other waste eating) habits of shellfish are the number 2 (yes) cause of hepatitis.
  • What makes rabbits 'foraging ecology interesting is that they are coprophagous -- they eat their own droppings. —  post-gazette.com - News
 

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