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14-09-2019, 05:08 AM
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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

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14-09-2019, 07:06 AM
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I'll sleep better tonight knowing that lol no really it was interesting I've had a soft spot for wombats since watching a country practice.
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14-09-2019, 07:08 AM
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Well, well, well ... now we know

Those two wombats still look mystified though, Bruce
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14-09-2019, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Mags ->
Well, well, well ... now we know

Those two wombats still look mystified though, Bruce
Or is it the look they make when they are making cubed poop must take some concentration.
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14-09-2019, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Julie1962 ->
Or is it the look they make when they are making cubed poop must take some concentration.
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14-09-2019, 08:53 AM
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This is great news. I always wondered about the wombat's "geometrical stool" myself. But is it also true that Koala "nuggets" taste like eucalyptus drops!?..
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14-09-2019, 08:59 AM
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Those Wombats sure look cute. I wish I had a couple tbh. I could paint numbers on their poo and play Craps.
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14-09-2019, 09:39 AM
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I just feel sorry for the one that sacrificed himself to prove the experiment.....

I don't think I'd like my rectum dissected, certainly not while I'm alive......

And fancy finding a 'Stool' up there.....
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14-09-2019, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by OldGreyFox ->
I just feel sorry for the one that sacrificed himself to prove the experiment.....

I don't think I'd like my rectum dissected, certainly not while I'm alive......

And fancy finding a 'Stool' up there.....
Far better to find a stool up there rather than an armchair,
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I find it hard, ( excuse the pun ) to believe that their anus
is 1metre inside their body??
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