Rabbits eat some of their poop. Rabbits have two types of droppings: fecal pellets and cecotropes. Cecotropes contain important bacteria and nutrients, so rabbits eat them.

Research in North Carolina involving rabbit poop could help protect a vulnerable species in the state, wildlife officials said. An “elusive” rabbit known as the Appalachian cottontail faces ...

Research in North Carolina involving rabbit poop could help protect a vulnerable species in the state, wildlife officials said. An “elusive” rabbit known as the Appalachian cottontail faces ...