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Fact of the week
9 June 2025

Wombats do cube-shaped poos! And other fun animal poo facts...

Wombats' poos are unlike any other animal's - they're cube-shaped. An elephant's ball of dung is about the size of a cauliflower. Blue whale poo is bright orange and just one blue whale poo would fill 20 buckets. Parrotfish grind rock-like coral into tiny pieces when they eat. So, when they poo, sand comes out!
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