Scientists say they have uncovered how and why wombats produce cube-shaped poo - the only known species to do so. The Australian marsupial can pass up to 100 deposits of poop a night and they use ...
Wombats are unique in the animal kingdom because they produce about 80-100 cubes of poo each night. The poo is cubic, not because the wombat has a square-shaped anus, but because the first part of ...
Wombats are furry mammals from Australia – can you believe they poop cubes? Researchers found that their cube-shaped poop is shaped by their intestines, which slowly contract and mould the ...