At Last We Know Why...
It has long been a mystery but at last we now know why Wombat poo is in the shape of a cube.
For years, scientists believed the cubes were formed "at the point of exit".
But a more recent discovery reveals the animals' intestines have more to do with the unusual shape of their faeces.
Senior lecturer in wildlife ecology Scott Carver was dissecting wombats to study mange disease when he and his research team made the discovery.
"It was quite incredible," Mr Carver said.
"We found that their cubed faeces actually goes back about a metre inside their intestines from their anus, which is really quite far inside their bodies," he said.
So now you know, no need to worry about it any longer.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-...learn/11510952