Fox DNA Project - Animal Biology

Fox poo mystery

A plate with brightly coloured fox faeces (blue, pink, green).

How do you get multicoloured fox poo?

These fox scats were collected in the Western Australian wheatbelt at Katanning, and the photos were kindly provided by Ella Maesepp.  We have no idea how fox scats could come to be so colourful and would welcome your suggestions!

A blue fox poo photographed in the fieldA photograph of a blue fox scat in the field.