Dung When it comes to figuring out all you can about an extinct mammoth and its world from its remains, there's nothing quite like a good piece of poop. It may not look like much to you or me, but to a paleoecologist it's a priceless gem. Such a specialist can hardly wait to get his hands on it, to ferret out all its long-held secrets. In this feature, have a look at all the primeval goodies that scientists have teased from the dung above, and what those leftovers have revealed about the mammoth as well as its diet, habitat, even the climate in which it lived 22,000 years ago.
