Are Wombat Poops Square?

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 the poop. "Bare-nosed wombats are renowned for producing distinctive, cube-shaped poos.

Do wombats have square poop?

A study published last month in Soft Matter reveals how the wombat's intestines constrict to shape the scat. ... Bare-nosed wombats can excrete four to eight scat pieces at a time and may poop up to 100 cubes a day.

What does a wombats poop look like?

It's not due to the shape of their "backdoor." When nature calls, wombats poop out a masterpiece — a pile of cubed-shaped BMs, the only animal known to do so.