The first detailed observation of the bathroom habits of Streaked Shearwaters at sea leave scientists with a surprising load of questions ...

Researchers set out to investigate how streaked shearwaters take off and instead were surprised to discover that the birds poop very frequently and regularly, which could play a role in marine ecology ...

In-flight defecation may help the birds stay away from feces that can contain pathogens such as bird flu while also fertilizing the ocean.