GUESS POO? ...who DUMPED it?!

- Oh my God, here we go. Get closer to that hole! (suspenseful music) Wow. (safari theme song) Hi, Mark. - Yeah? - Point your camera down. - Oh. - Do you know what that is? - You did that? - I didnot do that. That's animal poop. And right now we are in South Africa, which is full of animals. And do you know what those animals do every day? - Eat? - And then they poop. There's baboon poop right there. I'm 100% sure a big baboon squatted on that rock and shit. - Or it was Mario. - It could have been Mario.

He's not actually part of this scene, but I'm pretty sure it was baboon poop. Now we will travel from place to place to see how many different scats we can find and see if we can capture all the animals in South Africa's scats on camera. I hope you're in the mood for a chubby episode. There is one thing that every living organism does every day. No matter who you are or what you are, I can 100% guarantee that you are going to poop. That's right, poop. Throw away a trash can. Take shit. Release the beast. See a man on a horse.

Whatever his cleverly coded phrase is to soothe his gut, we all do it. Today, we are on site exploring the Kariega Game Reserve. This enormous expanse of nature is home to hundreds of animal species. And just like you and me, everyone poops. In fact, some defecate several times an hour, perhaps even more. So, with all these nuggets rolling around, how do we know which bits of feces belong to which animals? Ooh. This will work. This is Jo. Jo is a field guide. She's also an expert in all things smelly. When I say all stinky, I mean she is a poop expert.

Normally in these videos we're looking for the animals, but today we're going to look for what the animals left behind. A good old skat treasure hunt. Jo, I'm going to go ahead and dive into this and pick up a handful of these delicious looking little buns. - Ah, he's alone. He'll just grab them all. Mario, he's already touching the poop. -Yes, he has to touch everything. - Well, in America, I would refer to these as Cocoa Puffs. They look like the kind of thing you want to put in a bowl and pour some milk on top, but these aren't Cocoa Puffs, kids.

What are those, Jo? - Chocolate balls. - No, Jo. They're not... Eat one first. She tricked them. She didn't really eat that and I'm not going to be fooled by this either. It looks like a small poop, right? - It is, it is. - Well. - Hold on, hold on. Is that a technical name? Little shit? - Yes, this is a little shit. Well, today we're going to get to the big turds and I'm not going to reveal what the biggest turd here is. I think you guys can probably

guess

. And Jo told me there's a good chance we'll find some, so we'll wait until later in the episode.

But I thought, let's start small and work our way towards the shitty tree, right? So these are little idiots. Tiny, tiny turds. Impala chocolate delights, right? - AHA. - They are impala droppings. Let's take one of these apart and take a look inside. Go ahead, just grab one there. I'll keep the package. - Oh, are you sure this is a good idea? Oh. - Yes, this is a great idea. Wow, look how dense it is. - Coyote, what does it smell like? - Oh, no, don't shove it up my nose. (laughs) It doesn't really smell like anything.

A bit like Mucil. Have you ever taken Mucil? High in fiber. And in fact, this is all fiber because the only thing these impala feed on are plants and weeds. It's processed through your system and then turned into these little nuggets. It doesn't smell like anything at all. Wow. Well, I'd say we're off to a good start. We've got some tiny droppings, now let's move on to something a little bigger. So if you're ready, wait, this episode is about... - Oh, God. - Poop. Mark, you're now part of the poop train too. Alright, guys. Back in the vehicle, let's find the next shit! - Mario, he's throwing poop at me. - At least it doesn't depend on me. - Very good, guys.

We're getting ready on the poop train! This land cruiser is our official vehicle to cross the savanna in search of landfills. Alright, Jo, turn it on! - Come on! - Let's find some poop. - Hello guys, wait for me. (laughs) - Come. - Okay, go. - We're tracking shit, ladies and gentlemen! - Wow! - Tracking down the big idiots. Traveling in a safari vehicle allowed us to quickly move from one shitty territory to another. So we kept our eyes open and our noses ready for the next pile of poop. Wow! Well. There is a small pile of excrement here.

I'll walk up to this one and sniff it. Oh, still a little fresh. Okay, Jo, don't tell me now. I'm going to

guess

. Let me pick one of these beautiful horse chestnuts for the cameras. Given the size, about a quarter in the United States, I would say this is a wildebeest. - No. - Not a wildebeest, okay, well... Oh, maybe something more like a horse, a zebra. - No. - Not a zebra. - Largest animal. - Bigger animal? - Yes. Quite high. - High? Giraffe? - There you go. - Actually? Is that giraffe dung? Much smaller than I imagined. - Yes, they make a lot of them.

A little smaller but many. - Okay, I'll do what everyone expects to see me do and I'll just get a handful of these babies. - Oh God. - Oh. - Check it out. Now I'll wash my hands after this episode, guys. Check it out. These are actually quite dry. You can still smell them a little. Well, there's a lot of dried poop right there for you, and if you didn't know, now you know what giraffe poop looks like. Mark, get ready. - No no no! (Jo laughing) Come on, man. - Alright guys, on to the next excrements!

Oh, this reminds me, Jo. - Oh, where? - To childhood when I played in the sandbox with my trucks and I found a rock. Let me tell you something, kids. When you play in the sandbox, those aren't rocks, they're kitten litter. - What, that's what they were? - That's cat shit, friend. - I used to collect them. - Did you use to eat that? - Collect them. - Oh, I thought you said to eat them. Yes, you don't want to eat cat poop, they are full of germs. But this here is lion shit. A dried lion's scat, though, that's big cat shit. - And that's just one part. - Yes.

Why don't you pile them all up there in my hand? Ope, that's a roller. (Laughs) Wow, that's some pretty considerable crap for a cat. Now this is really out of stock. It's not wet. And if it were wet, it would stink because carnivore poop contains a lot of meat, guts and cartilage and will have a pretty strong smell. Well, we've moved on from the small things. Let's leave the small poop and go to the big landfills. Are you ready? - Ready. - Here we go. Oh, my sweet glass. Look at this giant beauty. Jo, I don't think I need help identifying this tremendous shit.

It has to be an elephant. - You are not fooling me. - No I'm not. - You're pulling my trunk. - No. - Ugh, okay, I'm going to go back up, then down the scat tree hierarchy and say the next biggest thing would be a rhino. - That's right. - Yeah! Look at that rhino shit. It's like a loaf of bread. - But which? - Which it? - White or black rhino? - Oh, white or black rhinoceros. I didn't think I was going to have to guess. Well, let me open this shit up. - Oh. - Okay, I'm going to go ahead and guess it's a white rhino because it has a lighter coloration. - Negative. - Damn. - It's a white rhino, but why? - Ummm, well... - What is this?

Is this... - That's poop. - Yes. What is it made of? - They look like herbs. - Correct. - Okay, then pastures. Tall, yellow, flowing savanna grasses. So what? Do white rhinos eat grass and black rhinos eat more weeds? - Black rhinos will eat from bushes. So you have more twigs, more little berries, things like that in there. - Okay, well, that's good to know. And now, considering the fact that it's just grass, here comes the official smell test. I'm going to smell very good. (laughs) - Good job, Jo, I was about to do that. - Like the wedding cake trick. - Did you know?

It smells like earth. It doesn't smell bad at all. It smells completely like earth. And right there are two fists full of shit that doesn't smell bad. Wow, well, here's one for each of you. (laughs) - Man. That almost hit me. - This is not becoming fun for us. Oh! (laughs) - So far, we've seen impala. - Yes. - Giraffe. - Correct. - Lion. - Yes. - And rhinoceros. - And rhinoceros. - There's only one bigger poop left here. - That's right, guys. Brachiosaurus. Now they tell me that they do have dinosaurs here in the park.

I haven't seen them yet, but if we can find brachiosaurus scat, we'll be in business. Stay tuned, guys. Ah! Man, you got shit on my shoulder. Stay tuned, guys. We'll find some really big feces. (fun music) Alright, guys. We're rolling right now with some big suckers. Those are elephants for you. And as you can imagine, the fool... Oh my God, here we go! Get closer to that hole. Here you go, you've got a nice slow roller coming out here. You can see that it is made of grass, figs and a lot of love. Wow, that anus is so big you could stick your head in it.

We are now a little downwind from these droppings and are getting a nose full of the morning goodness of the savanna right now. - Ah, here comes more. - Check it out. Eat and defecate at the same time. - That's skill. - Well, I'm sure the only thing they wanted to see on our trip to South Africa was an elephant leaving its breakfast. Now, as soon as this big guy gets here, we'll go in and examine those droppings. What you don't want to do is just hide behind the elephant right after it has shit because that's how you get trampled.

And now, the moment you have all been waiting for. The biggest piece of poop we could find here in South Africa. (dramatic music) The only... Oh my God, it's still hot... the African elephant. And that is a monstrous mass of gross goodness. And it's still hot, guys. Ugh, Jo. - How do you know it's hot? Do you want to put your finger on that? - Put your finger in it? - Yes. - Oh, I'm going to poop under my nail. Alright, here we go. - Ew, that's just gross. - Oh, that's horrible. It's actually very dense.

You can already see that the dung beetles have found it. They are flying everywhere. Let's open this monster. Look at that, guys. Lots of sticks, leaves and grass. Wow, it smells worse inside. I guess you should let these dry. It's making my eyes water a little. Now, why does it already have so many errors? Were those insects inside the elephant or did they just come straight from the ground? - Yes, they will come later. - Look, you can... If I get closer, you can see them swarming. Check it out. - Yes, it's crazy. - It's almost instantaneous that the dung beetles found this pile of hot, steaming elephant dung.

Well, guys, today we climbed the poop tree. From impalas to elephants, we managed to investigate many different animal droppings. Well, I can say without a doubt that this was certainly a fascinating, educational and disgusting episode. Jo, thanks... Oh, there's the poop shake. (Laughs) Thank you so much for leading this episode on location and I think at this point, it's probably time to buy some hand sanitizer. I'm Coyote Peterson, be brave, stay wild, see you at the next location. Ah, man. That sucks. Picking up poop balls with your bare hands looks and is completely disgusting. However, a trail of droppings can be quite educational.

Excrement to find the animals that deposit them. And having knowledge of these environmental compost piles can help you track and ultimately see some of South Africa's most iconic creatures. So while this may have been one of the grossest episodes we've ever featured on Brave Wilderness Channel, remember that poop is just poop. It's funny, we all do it and I think it's safe to say that, at the very least, we all enjoy a good sucker toss. Are you ready for a double dose of poop? Be sure to come back and watch two dung beetles fight to see which one claims the throne on the shit mountain.

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