Thursday, September 12, 2013

Wombat Droppings


Gabriella Loosle

You're walking in an south-eastern Australian forest one day. Don't ask me why,  that's just how it is. The sun is beating down through the leaves onto your head and shoulders, you're sweating like a pig. The decision to sit down and take a break is an easy one. You find a nearby log and take your rest. With your eyes closed you breathe in slowly, but instead of inhaling you are met with the stench of crap. Your eyes flutter open and you look to your right in search of the source of this smell. A small cube shaped piece of dung sits proud on your log. You smile, knowing somewhere nearby this little creature is lurking.





I'm sure it's a question many of us have asked ourselves. Why do wombats poop cubes? Well, children, I have the answer. Wombats need a way to mark their territory. Like most other animals they do so through relieving themselves. Wombats are an interesting specimen; their feces comes out in neat little cubes. How does their crap end up this shape, you ask? Special bones in the rear of the wombat help mold, squeeze, and slice their stool. Now you know.





13 comments:

  1. Hahaha, the poop looks cool and it looks like chocolate but it looks like it's going to smell a lot. Is there anything important about this? I wonder why you have written about this. But I think it's cool.

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    1. No, there really isn't anything important about it. It's just really interesting.

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  2. This is really an interesting information. I have never seen a cube-like poop, nor an animal that poops that cube thing... Before seeing the picture of this animal and before reading this article, I thought it was about some delicious chocolates. It just looks like a chocolate when you think were won't be a cube-like poop. Now I learned that an animal called Wombat likes to live in a 'cube way'.

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  3. Interesting stories jaajajajajjajaja That wombat poop looks like banana bread I don´t know why it just does jajajajajaja! You know which other animal poops strange rabbita they poop like the cereal nestle!

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  4. That was really funny and cool(?) information. And I never seen those kinds of creature and I didn't even know they poop that weirdly. Like it :)

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  5. Okay this animal's poop is the coolest! It's just kind of weird because I would have never imagined anything pooping cubed poop. And, these look like brownies. Really dry and badly made brownies.

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  6. well that was interesing new information. I will never be able to eat brownies again, they will make me think of wombat poop. I did not have to know this. Thanks Gabii

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  7. Well, I never knew such animal pooped cubes. But animals do have weird poop, at least that's what I think. That animal looks really cute. :) That cubed poop looks like chocolate crackers... Or something like that. I would probably eat that if it didn't smell. Or lick it... I am so hungry right now. I probably wouldn't do that, but I am so hungry right now so that's why I do say so.

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  8. Well thanks for the info on the crap. I really enjoyed learning about wombats' crap. It is actually interesting, as how sheep poop in little balls. Idk just throwin it out there.

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  9. This is really cute animal! But I think their poop is kind of weird and cool ^^ I didn't even know that animal can poop shape of cube! ^-^ And it actually does looks like dried chocolate~!

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  10. Its so cute!! I never knew that animals had different poop shapes. I'm not really sure why pooping in squares helps them but I guess it must in one way or another. I love how everybody is comparing it to food, those comparisons really boost my appetite -_-. Now if I ever need to track a wombat I know what to do.

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  11. Well, all I can say that this was definitely entertaining to read! You learn something new everyday! Despite the fact that it's poop, and it is disgusting, the post was actually something pretty interesting to learn about! They are quite adorable looking animals observing from the photo! Maybe I will take a trip to the south-eastern Australian forests! I may even bump to one of these cute little critters! Hopefully I don't step in anything though!

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  12. It was really entertaining to read. But it was also really disturbing because they look brownies, so if someone gives me a brownie. I would have a really hard time swallowing it. But seriously, it is very interesting.

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