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Anxious behavior, such as calling out and defecating, and skyrocketing levels of the stress hormone cortisol can confirm that an animal is stressed.
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science.org, 13 Feb. 2025
Other responses concerned pets that had an upset stomach and defecated throughout the home.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Gaskill told police the incident happened after her husband got angry at her for defecating on herself in the bathroom, police said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
The proportion of the population defecating in the open declined significantly from 2016 to 2022, following government efforts and the film’s release.
—Birgit Skarstein, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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science.org, 13 Feb. 2025
Other responses concerned pets that had an upset stomach and defecated throughout the home.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Gaskill told police the incident happened after her husband got angry at her for defecating on herself in the bathroom, police said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
The proportion of the population defecating in the open declined significantly from 2016 to 2022, following government efforts and the film’s release.
—Birgit Skarstein, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Defecate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defecate. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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defecate
verb
def·e·cate
variants
or chiefly British defaecate
defecated; defecating
: to discharge from the anus
: to discharge feces from the bowels
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