Science - What is poo?

 Today we had an exciting afternoon, filled with everything poo! 

The National Poo Museum came in and spoke to us about poo - bringing in all types of poo from all sorts of crazy animals! 

We even smelled the poo of a Rock Hyrax (dates between 1000 and 50,000 years old) which is even used to make perfume.

We loved holding a fossilised crocodile poo, which was turned to rock. 

















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