Cats — those gif-able, meme-driving, better-than-dog pets — are awesome.* Their poop? Not so much. It's long been known that some cats carry a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii, or T. gondii, and that ...

Feces are a valuable tool in the world of animal identification. It might sound gross, but it’s one of the best ways to determine an animal’s behavior. An animal’s poop, known as scat, tells you where ...