It may sound gross, but poop can tell you a lot about an animal’s health. Join the Smithsonian’s Great Cat Curator to learn how and why they collect lion poop and why it’s sparkly! ---- If you enjoyed ...

Karen DeMatteo signals her scat-sniffing dog Train to point out mountain lion scat at Fort Robinson State Park. Accompanying DeMatteo was Sam Wilson, carnivore program manager for the Nebraska Game ...

A lot of things will lie to you in your life, but not poop. Close examination of animal scat will help you identify not only the species but how recently the animal was there, its sex, what it ate, ...

Stephanie Nehasil collects sea lion scat samples in the field at San Nicolas Island. The research study was prompted by changes observed in sea lion foraging and a mass starvation event caused by a ...