# Wombats have cube-shaped poop. Dang **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 31, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wombats-have-cube-shaped-poop-dang/931944 "2021-01-31T20:32:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wombats-have-cube-shaped-poop-dang/931944/1 "2021-01-31T20:32:42Z")
Well I’ll be a sunnava… > **[Why do wombats poop cubes? Scientists may finally have the answer | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/29/australia/wombat-poop-cubes-intl-scli-scn/?hpt=ob_blogfooterold)** > > For years, scientists have been wondering why wombat poop is cube-shaped (yes, really). Now, they say they have got to the bottom of the mystery. And I thought I had intestinal issues. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wombats-have-cube-shaped-poop-dang/931944/2 "2021-01-31T20:35:35Z")
Talk about three squares a day. ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wombats-have-cube-shaped-poop-dang/931944/3 "2021-01-31T20:45:49Z")
They are literally shitting bricks. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wombats-have-cube-shaped-poop-dang/931944/4 "2021-01-31T21:24:04Z")
When I went from this thread to the main page, the first thread I saw was “Explain the GameStop short squeeze?” ---
**Author:** ![superwombat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superwombat/32/16616_2.png) [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wombats-have-cube-shaped-poop-dang/931944/5 "2021-01-31T21:39:02Z")
Fits more per container that way, and stackable for easy storage ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wombats-have-cube-shaped-poop-dang/931944/6 "2021-01-31T21:51:02Z")
> The furry marsupials are renowned for producing distinctive, cuboid poop, which researchers believe they then disperse tactically in order to communicate with one another. Remember this the next time you feel like complaining about some teenager always being on the phone. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wombats-have-cube-shaped-poop-dang/931944/7 "2021-01-31T22:24:07Z")
How much communication can a pile of poop do, besides saying “I was here”? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wombats-have-cube-shaped-poop-dang/931944/8 "2021-02-01T06:24:48Z")
Unless they spell out “Help! I’m a prisoner in a marsupial re-education camp!” ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wombats-have-cube-shaped-poop-dang/931944/9 "2021-02-01T06:26:40Z")
I wanna poop cubes! That is so very awesome, thank you @Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor for sharing this. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wombats-have-cube-shaped-poop-dang/931944/10 "2021-02-01T08:16:45Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > How much communication can a pile of poop do, besides saying “I was here”? Gender. Mating receptivity. Overall health & diet. A recap of last Tuesday’s news. It’s amazing what animals can communicate with poop. ---
**Author:** ![Thylacine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thylacine/32/1143_2.png) [@Thylacine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thylacine)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wombats-have-cube-shaped-poop-dang/931944/11 "2021-02-01T09:28:46Z")
I thought everyone knew about the cubes, how else would the roos play craps?