Would you dig through animal excrement if you knew you would find a diamond? Wildlife researchers at the University of Oxford, Revive & Restore, and Chester Zoo are collecting feces from animals for a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An elephant pictured at Chester Zoo in England. - Chester Zoo Professor Suzannah Williams wishes she didn’t have to spend her days ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The team is using faecal samples from endangered animals at Chester Zoo to develop protocols for collecting viable intestinal ...

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Scientists at the University of Leicester are hoping the collection of poo from tigers, elephants, giraffes and other exotic animals, could contain the secret to finding new medical treatments.

Forty years worth of poop? Don’t miss out on the fun! The Woodland Park Zoo’s animal poop compost, Zoo Doo, will be available for pickup this weekend. This year will be the 40th year since the zoo ...

(CNN) — Professor Suzannah Williams wishes she didn’t have to spend her days analyzing poop samples. It’s a dirty job; but someone’s got to do it. Biodiversity is rapidly dwindling, with wildlife ...