Nov 20, 2018 · Scientists say they have uncovered how and why wombats produce cube-shaped poo - the only known species to do so. The Australian marsupial can pass up to 100 deposits of poop a night and they use...

Jan 29, 2021 · The researchers say the distinctive cube shape of wombat poop is caused as a result of the drying of the faeces in the colon, and muscular contractions, which form the uniform size and corners of...

Feb 8, 2021 · Burrowed beneath Australian forests, grasslands, and mountainous regions, the bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus) feeds primarily on grasses—and poops cubes. But how the bare-nosed wombat...

Jan 28, 2021 · The Australian mammal's faeces are shaped like little dark cubes, the only known prismatic poops in the world. In fact, wombats are the only animals scientists have found that can produce cubes naturally, and for the longest time, we had no idea how they were doing it.

Jan 27, 2021 · Humans may be fascinated by cubes, but only one animal poops them: the bare-nosed wombat. This furry Australian marsupial squeezes out nearly 100 six-sided turds every day—an ability that has long mystified scientists.

Sep 17, 2024 · Wombats are the only animals in the world that produce cube-shaped scat. But how and why do they do it? Scientists now have a better idea. Wombats are a burrowing animal native to Australia...

Nov 20, 2018 · The wombat takes about two weeks to digest its food and researchers found that as faeces move into the final 8% of the intestine, it changes from a liquid-like state into solid matter.

Sep 13, 2019 · Wombat researchers at the University of Tasmania have won an Ig Nobel Prize for unexpectedly discovering the "quite incredible" reason the animal's scat is cubed.

Mar 17, 2025 · The wombat’s unique digestive tract and lengthy digestion process (taking four times longer than a human’s) produce the distinct cube-shaped faeces the animal is known for. Wombats use their scat to mark their territory and attract a mate, so scientists think the unusual shape means the droppings won’t roll off the logs and rocks wombats ...

Nov 20, 2018 · Wombats, short-legged, burrowing marsupials native to Australia, are the only animals known to produce cube-shaped feces. It's long been speculated that wombats produce these poop bricks as a unique way of marking their territory.