Nature Uncharted on Instagram: "Hamsters eat their own poop — but not because they’re gross! They actually practice coprophagy, a behavior where they re-eat their soft droppings (called “cecotropes”) to absorb extra nutrients like B vitamins and proteins that weren’t fully digested the first time. It’s kind of like a built-in recycling system for nutrition!"

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