In this episode, I talk about a fascinating (but also a little gross) behavior that is done by capybaras, and discuss this behavior through two of Tinbergen's four levels of analysis.

Coprophagia in Capybaras 

Exploring interesting behaviors in animals!

Animal Behavior Podcast 

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