Dog digestion - feces?!


Question: Why is it that my dog can eat feces, human and cat, without getting sick. Yet if a human eats feces, they will get sick?


Answers: Why is it that my dog can eat feces, human and cat, without getting sick. Yet if a human eats feces, they will get sick?

It's called Coprophagia, and many animal species do it, from Dung beetles to pigs to Hamsters to Gorillas. And yes, even humans.

Apparently, getting sick from feces isn't as easy as it looks:-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprophagia

What I want to know is how your dog is getting ahold of human feces?





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