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by _0w8t 3159 days ago
It is interesting that B12 in sufficient quantities is actually made by bacteria in the gut, but as it is not absorbed there (only small intestine can absorb that) it became a waste. It is probably one of the reasons that animals like dogs or gorillas eat their feces.

[1] http://www.veganhealth.org/b12/animal

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Thanks for the website you linked, I was searching for something like this for a while now.
That is the reason rabbits will eat their fecal pellets.