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Why dogs eat feces

Apr. 28, 2009
Q: My dogs love eating feces. Never the fresh stuff, but old, dried feces. They pick at it as if they're going through a box of candy. Why do dogs do that? A: Coprophagia (feces eating) is a fairly common behavioral trait in puppies, although some adult dogs...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler