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Feces (also spelt faeces) is the waste from the digestive tract expelled from the anus of animals. It consists of undigested food residues, digestive secretions, and bacteria. The reddish-brown color of feces is derived from stercobilin, created by bacterial action on bilirubin and subsequent oxidation.

Scatology is the study of feces.

Scatophilia is a sexual attraction to feces.

External links:

• http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/biochem/coursenotes/blanchaer_tutorials/Frank_II/urobilinogen.html
• http://www.mcevoy.demon.co.uk/Medicine/Pathology/Biochem/Liver/Biochem.html