Bugs That Rule the World

Dung Beetles Do One of the Dirtiest Jobs in the Animal Kingdom

In Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve on the plains of South Africa, an army of dung beetles does one of the dirtiest jobs in the animal kingdom. Dr. Gimo Daniel studies these beetles, who voraciously recycle the dung of the much larger animals on the plains. It might seem like a bizarre and thankless undertaking, but dung beetles are crucial to the health and waste management of this environment.

Dung Beetles Do One of the Dirtiest Jobs in the Animal Kingdom

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