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Can Poop Help Protect Rhinos from Poachers?

Season 49 Episode 2

To “scatologists,” a pile of fresh scat in the wild is a treasure trove of information.

The chemicals in rhinoceros feces help the animals communicate with one another. But to scientists and police, rhino scat tells a different story.

AIR DATE 2/9/22

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