All beings eat what they like, but have you ever heard of animals that like to eat their own poop?

However, for many animals, that's just their basket meal. This behavior is relatively normal in animals and is found in many different species, said Bryan Amaral, senior director of animal health sciences at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington.

Published in 1991 A review in The Cornell Veterinarian noted that lagomorphs (rabbits, hares, and pikas), rodents (mice, rats, hamsters, naked mole rats) , chinchillas and guinea pigs), dogs, beavers, elephant cubs, hippo cubs and primates other than humans (including gorillas, orangutans and rhesus monkeys >) Animals all have coprophagous behavior.

Why do guinea pigs eat cakes?

Therefore, many shit shoveling officers saw their guinea pigs suddenly bow their heads and eat cakes for the first time. , was stunned, and wondered if he was not feeding enough food, and the pigs and pigs were so hungry that they even ate Baba.

The reason for this behavior is that the guinea pigs will eat their own feces and re-absorb and digest these nutrients because there are still unchewed nutrients in the excreted poop. On the other hand, in the process of repeated eating and pulling, microorganisms that help to decompose plant fibers will be produced in the poop. When the guinea pigs eat the poop, their intestines also get some probiotics, so, just like this In repeated eating and pulling cycles, they digest and absorb nutrients.