Rabbits don't get enough nutrition from the plant matter they ingest. To compensate, they eat their poop after its first trip through their intestines. This first poo is called a cecotrope and is ...

and then measured absorption in the body by analyzing the rabbits' poop. The results showed that rabbits can digest and absorb calcium from their own teeth. In fact, they are likely to extract ...

Rabbits eating their own poop is something The Tale of Peter Rabbit didn’t teach you, but it turns out that it’s true. In fact, rabbits eating their own poop is vital to their health.