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Cecotrophy

Phát âm

Phiên âm: /ˌsiːkəˈtrɒfi/

Từ loại: Noun

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Cecotrophy is a biological phenomenon observed in certain animals, notably rabbits, where they consume soft feces, known as cecotropes or cecal pellets, produced in their cecum. These cecotropes contain essential nutrients such as proteins, vitamins, and minerals that were not fully digested in the initial pass through the digestive tract.

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