Rhinoceros are among the largest and most endangered herbivores in the world. Three of
the five extant species are critically endangered, with poaching and habitat loss contributing …

The distal gut is home to the dynamic and influential gut microbiome, which is intimately
linked to mammalian health by promoting and facilitating countless physiological functions …

Background Managed southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) serve as
assurance populations for wild conspecifics threatened by poaching and other …

Introduction Gut microbiome plays a crucial role in the health of wild animals. Their structural
and functional properties not only reflect the host's dietary habits and habitat conditions but …

Gut microbiomes encode myriad metabolic functions critical to mammalian ecology and
evolution. While fresh fecal samples provide an efficient, noninvasive method of sampling …

Most studies of wildlife gut microbiotas understandably rely on feces to approximate
consortia along the gastrointestinal tract. We therefore compared microbiome structure and …

Gut microbiomes (GMBs), complex communities of microorganisms inhabiting the
gastrointestinal tracts of their hosts, perform countless micro-ecosystem services such as …

Carnivores are ecologically important and sensitive to habitat loss and anthropogenic
disruption. Here we measured trophic level and gut bacterial composition as proxies of …

Microbial fermentation unlocks nutrients and prevents spoilage by digesting dietary
carbohydrates or protein to produce compounds that prevent putrefaction and the growth of …

Faunivorous mammals with simple guts are thought to rely primarily on endogenously
produced enzymes to digest food, in part because they lack fermentation chambers for …