The Benefits of Eating Dung - Wildlife Specials: Elephant - Spy in the Herd - BBC

As the digestive system of an elephant cannot keep up with the rate of eating needed, young elephants take to eating dung to benefit from the secondhand nourishment. Visit http://www.bbcearth.com for all the latest animal news and wildlife videos and watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Earth YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/bbcearth