To process their food with maximum efficiency, rabbits swallow up to 80% of their own feces.

To process their food with maximum efficiency, rabbits swallow up to 80% of their own feces.

Rabbits do eat their own poop. Since they mostly survive on high-fiber foods, which isn’t the most easily digested food type, a lot of the nutrients a bunny needs stay behind. So a rabbit produces two kinds of poop but only eats one kind, called cecotropes, to extract the nutrients they need.

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