FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Fun Trivia
Home: Questions and Answers Forum
Answers to 100,000 Fascinating Questions
Welcome to FunTrivia's Question & Answer forum!

Search All Questions


Please cite any factual claims with citation links or references from authoritative sources. Editors continuously recheck submissions and claims.

Archived Questions

Goto Qn #


What's so special about wombat poop?

Question #152025. Asked by unclerick.
Last updated Mar 27 2025.
Originally posted Mar 21 2025 10:22 AM.

avatar
satguru star
Answer has 4 votes
Currently Best Answer
satguru star
Moderator
22 year member
1253 replies avatar

Answer has 4 votes.

Currently voted the best answer.
It is shaped as cubes. The intestine is stronger on two sides so it is pressed into flat pieces. The possible reason is to stop it rolling away when they mark their territory.

link https://www.science.org/content/article/how-do-wombats-poop-cubes-scientists-get-bottom-mystery

Mar 21 2025, 10:27 AM
free email trivia FREE! Get a new mixed Fun Trivia quiz each day in your email. It's a fun way to start your day!


arrow Your Email Address:

Sign in or Create Free User ID to participate in the discussion

Related FunTrivia Quizzes

play quiz Wally, the Wizarding Wombat
(Thematic Animals)
play quiz Pandas Eat, Sleep and Poop. A lot.
(Animals for Kids)
play quiz Endangered: The Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat
(Marsupials and Monotremes)

Return to FunTrivia
"Ask FunTrivia" strives to offer the best answers possible to trivia questions. We ask our submitters to thoroughly research questions and provide sources where possible. Feel free to post corrections or additions. This is server B184.