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Emperor said:It appears hyenas also make white shite (obviously they have a much higher bone content in their diet than dogs) and they have a highly acidic stomach which actually dissolves bones (they regurgitate the large bits with holes burnt through them) and this might tend to bleach things internally?
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Hyenas can produce both white and brown poo, and more significantly can select which at will. A hyena will leave certain messages concerning the boundaries of its territory and its current sexual status by means of poo-ing. The two colours (and presumably the different smells which go along with them) are something to do with the message the hyena is leaving. They can also increase the accuracy of these 'messages' by distending their anus for better aim.
I know this all to be true. David Attenborough told me on telly. Also, hyenas arn't canine, so their poo-ing habits and abilities may not have much bearing on those of dogs. After all, birds have white poo, but no-one's suggesting they're connected to dogs in any way...