The world is so big! Wombats' droppings turn out to be square!
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
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
Body length is nearly 1 meter weight 30 kg
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
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
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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