Poo Facts
I love poo because even though it is hilarious, it can also be scientific at the same time! Let me share some of my favourite poo facts!
No wasters
Dung beetles
Dung beetles use animal poo to lay their eggs inside and they also sleep in it, live in it and eat it!!!
Communicators
Rhinos
Rhinos use their poo to communicate with each other!
Paleontology
Coprolite
Did you know that a fossilised poo, that means a poo from a very long time ago, it is called a coprolite?
Decorators
Burrowing Owls
Burrowing owls use poo as wallpaper to attract dung beetles to eat.
Weird Habits
Rabbits
Rabbits eat their own poo! Once they digest their food for hours they have a poo, which is like liquorice. They then eat that poo to get all the vitamins and energy, because they are still trapped inside the poo. After that they have another type of poo that's dry and had grassy twiggy bits inside of it. Rabbits don't eat that type of poo!
Heavy Poo
Diplodocus
Diplodocus' poo weighted up to two tonnes. This is the same as a large SUV.
Poo islands
Guano islands
In the Caribbean you can encounter small islands made out of bird poo. In the past they were considered very valuable as they could use them as a fertiliser for the crops.
Vacuumed poo
Astronauts' toilets
In space if you had a poo in a normal toilet, you would have a floating poo as there is no gravity!!! Can you imagine other astronauts seeing your own poo?!
