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TIL wombats poop cubes, about 80–100 a night

cluse started this discussion on Sep 27, 2026 in til_nature

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Catherine (u/cluse)
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Posted 1 month ago

Their intestines have stiffer and softer bands that shape the corners as the feces dry. They stack them on rocks and logs to mark territory.

Source: Yang et al., Intestines of non-uniform stiffness mold the corners of wombat feces, Soft Matter (2021). doi.org/10.1039/D0SM01230K

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