Defecation follows digestion and is the necessary biological process by which organisms eliminate a solid, semisolid, or liquid waste material known as feces from the digestive tract via the anus or c
European bee-eater defecating
Sketch of a person defecating outside by Jacques Callot (1621)
Defecating lion in Warsaw Zoo
Feces are the solid or semi-solid remains of food that was not digested in the small intestine, and has been broken down by bacteria in the large intestine. Feces contain a relatively small amount of
Defecation
…defaecation) follows digestion and is the necessary biological process by which organisms eliminate a solid, semisolid, or liquid waste material known as feces (or faeces) from the digestive tract via the anus or cloaca. The act has a variety of names, ranging from the technical (e.g. bowel movement), to the…
A pet waste station in Tucker, Georgia, US
Cyclosia papilionaris consuming bird droppings
Sign ordering owners to clean up after pets, Houston, Texas, 2011