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[-] mormund@feddit.org 13 points 5 days ago

Yup. Guinea pigs also need to eat their own poop for normal digestion.

[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 14 points 5 days ago

The koala thing is slightly different, at birth they can't digest eucalyptus leaves. The necessary gut bacteria is passed down from mother to child through coprophagy.

Bunnies and guinea pigs just eat their poop to ensure complete digestion.

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