The elasticity of wombats’ intestines helps the creatures shape their distinctive poops.
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.
It's a question scientists have been trying to address for some time about a phenomenon you probably didn't even know existed: Why do wombats poop in cube form?
Unique physiology allows the Australian marsupial to produce square-shaped faeces that may aid communication
Of all the adaptations that allow our animal brethren to soar through the air or endure the darkness and crushing pressure of the ocean's depths, there is one property that is unique in kingdom Animalia.Only wombats can produce cubical poop.Think about it, though preferably not while eating and definitely...
This scatological discovery is “shaping up” to be big for the animal world! Scientists have unlocked the mystery behind why wombats poop bizarre, cube-shaped pellets, linking it to the …
Like other herbivores, wombats poop a lot, but unlike any other known species, their droppings are almost cubic, the size and shape of dice. Biologists hav
Distinctive intestines mold feces into sharp-cornered poop
We all have different abilities and skills to boast of at dinner parties, but the bare-nosed wombat has one that’s genuinely unique among living creatures: it produces cube-shaped poo.
Are you a pet lover? Do you own pets, especially a dog? If you are, then there are many fun art projects that you can engage in and make your lovely companion feel loved and blessed to be yours. There are plenty of DIY ideas that are out there today that you can use to …
A hamster on a trapeze, a chicken on a tightrope and a pig who can give himself a bath--anything is possible when there's food on the other side
A male firefly emits a series of enticing flashes. He hopes a female will respond and mate with him. A female from a different species mimics his patterns: by tricking the male, she lures him in -- and turns him into a meal. Where else do we see this kind of trickery in the animal kingdom? Eldridge Adams details the surprising complexity of how animals manipulate predators, prey and their rivals.
If the neural crest hypothesis is correct, humans are the first domesticated animals. But who, or what, tamed us?
It wasn’t until a few years ago that researchers defined what really counts, to animals, as play.
Many animals have particular patterns and colors that help them avoid predators. Some blend into the background or mimic an object like a leaf or twig, and some try to direct a predator’s attention…
All animals need to eat, but that doesn't mean they know exactly what they're doing, and to demonstrate, we've gathered our favorite clips of animals chowing down in the weirdest ways possible.