# Which animal has the least disgusting poop? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 18, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928 "2010-05-18T19:54:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/21 "2010-05-18T22:53:43Z")
Me. Amazingly, it doesn’t stink. . ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/22 "2010-05-18T22:57:36Z")
> [@Gary\_T](#): > > I’d be looking at a small desert animal like the kangaroo rat. I knew folks that did research on captive kangaroo rats. The poop isn’t an issue. The pee is. As desert critters they conserve water and excrete #1 at very low volumes, but what they do produce is apparently incredibly potent. I believe it is most concentrated urine of any mammal. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/23 "2010-05-19T00:30:40Z")
Yeast poop is delicious! ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/24 "2010-05-19T00:37:25Z")
goats have relatively inoffensive poop, much like that of rabbits or deer. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/25 "2010-05-19T01:23:03Z")
Bee poop. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/26 "2010-05-19T03:48:56Z")
Parakeet poop. Very small, dries in a few seconds, doesn’t smell. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/27 "2010-05-19T04:23:38Z")
Parrotfish eat coral, and poop fine white sand. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/28 "2010-05-19T05:22:38Z")
Horse poop is nothing great to look at, and I wouldn’t want to touch it on principle, but I honestly like the smell of it. I read somewhere years ago that what gives feces that distinctively unpleasant smell is animal fat in the creature’s diet. I don’t know if that’s true, but I do know that (POTENTIAL TMI WARNING) entering the bathroom after my vegan girlfriend’s been in there is nowhere near as awful as going in there after omnivorous me. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/29 "2010-05-19T06:12:11Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I’m gonna go with the [Asian Palm Civet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Palm_Civet) - they poop coffee. Seriously, how can this not be the answer? Other animals may produce poop you don’t mind having around, but how many animals make poop people pay hundreds of dollars to drink? ---
**Author:** ![AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/30 "2010-05-19T06:25:53Z")
I LOVE the smell of horse poop! ---
**Author:** ![ice1000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ice1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ice1000)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/31 "2010-05-19T07:22:21Z")
I was going to say earthworm poop but I think virus poop is pretty inconsequential. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/32 "2010-05-19T16:42:10Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Rabbits that eat good diets (lots of hay, supplemented with greens) poop hard little round balls that are pretty dry upon deposit, and if left there will dry out into what looks like a tiny pile of finely-ground hay. Which is mostly what it is, really. I haven’t noticed any odor from my rabbits’ droppings but admit that I don’t exactly sniff the stuff up close, either. They balance out the cute inoffensive poops with nasty as hell urine. I think it’s as bad as unneutered tomcat pee. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/33 "2010-05-19T17:30:57Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > They balance out the cute inoffensive poops with nasty as hell urine. I think it’s as bad as unneutered tomcat pee. Can’t say I’ve noticed anything nasty about it. The worst I’ve experienced is maybe a very mild, vaguely seaweed or mostly-fresh-fish-like odor when cleaning down to the bottom of a litter box that hadn’t been changed out in days. I cut that out by using plastic bags as litter box liners, so I can easily change out the box near-daily and not leave any mess behind. I guess it could be diet or maturity based. I know the spray of an unneutered male is supposed to be terrible, so perhaps that has some kind of an effect. One pet bunny snipped, one to go. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/34 "2010-05-19T18:12:00Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I’m gonna go with the [Asian Palm Civet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Palm_Civet) - they poop coffee. I’ve never seen one poop, but I’m gonna guess that they need to wash the beans off first… ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/35 "2010-05-19T18:30:00Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > This probably doesn’t fit the goals of the OP but I put forward [yeast urine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer). Excellent username/post match! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/36 "2010-05-19T20:59:25Z")
> [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](#): > > I LOVE the smell of horse poop! Really? I thought this combo was … maybe not better, but certainly interesting! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![lshaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@lshaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lshaw)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/37 "2010-05-20T11:04:49Z")
Silkworms? They seem to eat nothing but mulberry leaves. The resulting poop is tiny, dry, and odorless. ---
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/38 "2010-05-20T11:08:46Z")
Cow Dung by far. > **[Cow dung](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_dung)** > > Cow dung, also known as cow pats, cow pies or cow manure, is the waste product (faeces) of bovine animal species. These species include domestic cattle ("cows"), bison ("buffalo"), yak, and water buffalo. Cow dung is the undigested residue of plant matter which has passed through the animal's gut. The resultant faecal matter is rich in minerals. Color ranges from greenish to blackish, often darkening soon after exposure to air. > In many parts of the old world, and in the past in mountain regions ... ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/39 "2010-05-20T16:38:34Z")
Elk! Neither its voice nor its poop match this animal. Makes you wonder what Rick Astley leaves behind… ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928/40 "2010-05-20T16:41:57Z")
Panda poo is about 80% undigested bamboo, which wouldn’t be too gross, comparitively. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-least-disgusting-poop/539928.md?page=3)