The inaugural episode of POOP MONTH! You have probably never thought of this, but different species in the animal kingdom have very different kinds of poops, adapted according to their various environments. In this TWL episode, we talk about the animal poops that we found particularly interesting. This includes the perfectly spherical rabbit poops, wombats and their cubed poops, and not forgetting, insect poops. Do ants poop?! Is honey just bee poop? Listen on to find out!

TLDR: Wombats! Their incredibly unique cubed poops are a result of the dry environment that they live in and an interesting digestive tract.

Disclaimer: This episode contains mildly explicit language.

Links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s-GhDknV1A&ab_channel=OxbowAnimalHealth

https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1113/jphysiol.1983.sp014661

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/01/how-do-wombats-poop-cubes-scientists-get-bottom-mystery

https://doi.org/10.1590%2F1676-0611-BN-2015-0034

https://www.livescience.com/58321-do-bugs-poop.html

https://www.honeybeesuite.com/monday-morning-myth-honey-is-bee-poop/

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