Cecotropes

Bonus Fun Fact: Do you take one-a-day vitamins? Rabbits do the same thing by eating their own poop. Once a day, usually in the morning, rabbits will let loose a special dropping, called a cecotrope, that contains high levels of nutrients and vitamins. These special poos are eaten later, so the goodies they contain can be reabsorbed, keeping the rabbit healthy.

An innocent-looking poop-eater. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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