Defecation duration is surprisingly similar throughout the mammal world. Elephant image via www.shutterstock.com. The ancient Chinese practiced copromancy, the diagnosis of health based on the shape, ...

Cubic poo: wombat scat found near Cradle Mountain in Tasmania. (Courtesy: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen/CC BY-SA 3.0) It is a scatological mystery that has puzzled biologists for some time – how and why ...

Wombats are the only animal in the world known to produce cubic poo. Until a few years ago it was assumed the feces was moulded into a square shape on its way out of the animal, but some robust ...

However, it's not just the colour that could sound an alarm - the shape of your poo might also indicate a health issue. Thin, ...