DNA in lip-rimmed bat droppings reveals unexpected eating habits – AlKhaleej Today

Hypothetical approach of a sleeping white-necked Jacobin, Florisuga mellivora, to the fringed bat, Trachops cirrhosus. Photo credit: Illustration by Amy Koehler
Poop is full of secrets. For scientists, digging in the droppings provides insight into animal nutrition and is particularly useful for understanding nocturnal or rare species. When animals eat, prey DNA travels all the way through animal digestive tracts and comes out again. Poop contains very precise information about the types of prey…

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