scat

Example Sentences

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They plan to place cameras around the park to track the animal’s activity and look for evidence such as fresh tracks and scat, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Newly christened, she became known for scat singing, a vocal style that originated with ragtime - which enabled her to improvise melodies using her voice as an instrument.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

A keystone species, the bears are known to till and aerate soil as they search for potato-like roots like Alpine sweetvetch, munch on berries, and later deposit the seeds through their scat.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024

Researchers have mostly determined what fosas eat by examining bones and other evidence left behind in scat.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024

Only in one area have scientists discovered younger dung balls: on several Caribbean islands, in particular Cuba and Hispaniola, they found petrified ground-sloth scat dating to about 5000 BC.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari