Who Pooped in the Zoo? Exploring the Weirdest, Wackiest, Grossest, and Most Surprising Facts about Zoo Poop (Farcountry Explorer Books)

Did you know that tigers leave their droppings in piles called scrapes to mark their territory? Or that storks poop on their legs to cool off? Or that squid-eating penguins have pink poop? Elephants have biggest poop in the zoo, but what animal has the smallest? Who Pooped in the Zoo?, for children ages 8 to 12, explores animal poop as a way of understanding the behavior of animals that live at the zoo. After a general explanation of the facts and functions of feces, the book discusses how animals use poop to define territory, establish status, find mates, build houses, and keep in touch with the rest of the herd.

Caroline Patterson has written for Seventeen, Sunset, Via, and Outside magazines. She was a 1990-1992 Stegner Fellow at Stanford University and recently edited Montana Women Writers: A Geography of the Heart, winner of the 2007 Willa Award.

Robert Rath is an illustrator, designer, and author with dozens of books to his credit. Although he has worked with Scholastic Books, Lucasfilm, The History Channel, Carus Publishing, and many other magazines, book publishers, and universities, his favorite project is keeping up with his family. This book is dedicated to his two poop experts, Lucy and Thomas.