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Box seat: scientists solve the mystery of why wombats have cube-shaped poo – The Guardian
Unique physiology allows the Australian marsupial to produce square-shaped faeces that may aid communication
AnimalsUnique physiology allows the Australian marsupial to produce square-shaped faeces that may aid communication
Fri 29 Jan 2021 01.33 EST
How wombats produce their cube-shape poo has long been a biological puzzle but now an international study has provided the answer to this unusual natural phenomenon.
The cube shape is formed within the intestines not at the point of exit, as previously thought according to research published in scientific journal Soft Matter on Thursday.
The paper expands…
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