scatophagy
/skəˈtɑfədʒi/
noun
- The act of eating bodily waste, especially as a behavior in some animals.
- Scientists study scatophagy in certain species to understand their digestive systems.
- Some insects practice scatophagy as a way to obtain essential bacteria for digestion.
- Scatophagy is common in rabbits, which eat their own droppings to get more nutrients.
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