Be careful next time you change the kitty litter — cat poop can carry a nefarious parasite that may be much more widespread than thought, researchers say. Cats in the United States release about 2.6 ...

Feces are a valuable tool in the world of animal identification. It might sound gross, but it’s one of the best ways to determine an animal’s behavior. An animal’s poop, known as scat, tells you where ...

Cats — those gif-able, meme-driving, better-than-dog pets — are awesome.* Their poop? Not so much. It's long been known that some cats carry a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii, or T. gondii, and that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever been working in your yard only to discover an unwelcome surprise left behind by a neighborhood cat? Whether it’s ...