After a few days the young iguanas move from the low shrubbery around the nesting area and join the older juveniles and/or adults; here they consume the feces of their seniors, and this inoculation ensures the presence of the correct microflora in their guts.
From Herpetology, 2nd edition, p. 272, by Zug, Vitt and Caldwell.

Very tasteful---conservatives eat shit. Thanks for elevating the level of public discourse. Makes one wonder what liberals eat.
Posted by: Nugatory on May 16, 2007 11:22 PMI took as more of a generational parable…
Posted by: Chuck Dupree (Belisarius) on May 17, 2007 12:07 AM