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Unique in the world! Wombats' droppings turn out to be square! Netizen: The brain hole is wide open

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The world is so big! Wombats' droppings turn out to be square!

Unique in the world! Wombats' droppings turn out to be square! Netizen: The brain hole is wide open
Unique in the world! Wombats' droppings turn out to be square! Netizen: The brain hole is wide open

This super cute animal is called a wombat

It doesn't just have a kangaroo-like fertility bag

What's even more amazing is that it's the only one in the world

An animal that can pull out a square poop

So why are they doing this?

And how?

Let's get to know this guy today

Australia's endemic animal, the Wombat

Wombats live in the forests and mountains of southeastern Australia

Short, chubby and quite cute appearance

Probably their most famous feature

It's like a little fluffy lawn mower

However, under the cute appearance, there are sharp precursors

Their feet are short and muscular, and they dig up the soil very quickly

Wombats are burrowing animals that burrow like rabbits

The cave is fully accessible and even has several entrances and exits

Unique in the world! Wombats' droppings turn out to be square! Netizen: The brain hole is wide open

But if you think it's only the size of a rabbit, you're wrong

Adult wombats are about 1 meter long and weigh 20-35 kg

In general, they move very slowly

However, when encountering danger, the escape speed can reach 40 km/h

Unfortunately, the endurance is not good and can only last for 90 seconds

Like the kangaroo, he has a magical nursery pouch

However, the opening of their bags is backwards

This avoids the impact of creepers on the dirt running into the bag while digging holes

Unique in the world! Wombats' droppings turn out to be square! Netizen: The brain hole is wide open

Body length is nearly 1 meter weight 30 kg

Unique in the world! Wombats' droppings turn out to be square! Netizen: The brain hole is wide open

Breeding wombats in pouches

Female wombats after a gestation period of 26-28 days

A young wombat will be born in the spring

And stay in his nursery bag for another 6 to 7 months

Wild wombats live for 15 years and can be kept in captivity for up to 20 years

In fact, these are not the most amazing places for wombats

His most amazing thing is his square poop

They are the only animals in the world that can excrete square poop

Unique in the world! Wombats' droppings turn out to be square! Netizen: The brain hole is wide open
Unique in the world! Wombats' droppings turn out to be square! Netizen: The brain hole is wide open

As soon as the eccentric poop was discovered by netizens, it caused a heated discussion

Netizens with big brains

There are speculations that this square is formed

One of the popular assumptions is considered

Wombats pile up poop to make it easier to mark territory

Only to create a poop that will not roll away

Oh well, wombats have bad eyesight and a strong sense of territory

However, its sense of smell is very sensitive

The animal kingdom also often has the habit of marking urine or feces

Wombats discharge square feces near the cave

Smells can indeed guide them in the direction of home

It can also warn other animals not to go near the territory

But wombats are not like Egyptians

With easy-to-pile square poop, it is built in the shape of a pyramid

Some people think that square poop is related to humidity

It is pointed out that the environment in which wombats are generally located is relatively dry

Stool will be more angular and angular

But when wombats stay in zoos with more water sources, their stools are more sleek

Well, the feeling is a bit convincing

Than some netizens brain holes

It was much more interesting to think he had a square anus

But biologists have studied it carefully and found it

Wombats have a long digestive process and special intestinal structure

It is the main reason why they make square poop

Unique in the world! Wombats' droppings turn out to be square! Netizen: The brain hole is wide open
Unique in the world! Wombats' droppings turn out to be square! Netizen: The brain hole is wide open

Wombats that feed on grass, roots, and bark digest very slowly

It takes about 8-18 days for food to pass through the digestive tract

Food can become very dry and dense in the intestines of wombats

This helps the stool to stay in shape

The elasticity of the intestines of wombats is different

At the front end of the intestine, the elasticity of the intestine is strong and weak

Grooves like ravines are formed

These grooves shape the feces into lumps

Although this is only a preliminary study

But there is more evidence than the netizens' speculation

But why are there so many animals in the world

Only wombats pull poop into cubes?

There is no answer to this yet

Why do you think it pulls the poop into a square?

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