Box seat: scientists solve the mystery of why wombats have cube-shaped poo

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 05:07:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/29/box-seat-scientists-solve-the-mystery-of-why-wombats-have-cube-shaped-poo>

"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 upon preliminary findings first presented at a meeting
of the American Physical Society’s fluid dynamics division in Georgia in
2018."

Via Muse, who wrote "Because we all need to know this!"

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