okay, i googled 'poop eating' and came across this entry on wikipedia under "coprophagia:"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprophagia
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Young elephants eat the feces of their mother to obtain the necessary bacteria for the proper digestion of the vegetation found on the savannah. When they are born, their intestines do not contain these bacteria. Without them, these elephants would be unable to get any nutritional value from plants.
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I guess it makes sense to me, but if my mom ever tried to literally cram $hit down my throat, I'd tell her I'd rather starve.