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How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom of the mystery – Science Magazine
Distinctive intestines mold feces into sharp-cornered poop
A single cubic wombat dropping positioned by researchers on top of a rock
Yang et al. 2021
By Tess JoosseJan. 27, 2021 , 6:05 PM
Humans may be fascinatedbycubes, but only one animal poops them: the bare-nosed wombat. This furry Australian marsupial squeezes out nearly 100 six-sided turds every dayan ability that has long mystified scientists. Now, researchers say they have uncovered how the wombat intestine creates this exceptional excrement.
This study is really good, says Sunghwan Jung, a biophysicist…
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