Feces
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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
A pet waste station in Tucker, Georgia, US
Cyclosia papilionaris consuming bird droppings
Horse dung
Sign ordering owners to clean up after pets, Houston, Texas, 2011
Defecation
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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
Feces
…such as bacterially altered bilirubin and dead epithelial cells from the lining of the gut. Feces are discharged through the anus or cloaca during defecation. Feces can be used as fertilizer or soil conditioner in agriculture. They can also be burned as fuel or dried and used for construction. Some medicinal…
European bee-eater defecating
Sketch of a person defecating outside by Jacques Callot (1621)
Defecating lion in Warsaw Zoo
Speke's Gazelle