How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom of the mystery

Re:How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom o... by taneq on Thursday July 02, 2026 @03:49AM (#48757948)

This reminds me of the old “bats use sonar and can fly super precisely without crashing into each other in pitch black” and then it turns out that they crash into each other all the time.

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Re:How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom o... by Kim_Bruning on Thursday July 02, 2026 @06:32AM (#48759228)

You have a source or observation for that? All I can find is the exact opposite, that they do just fine even in challenging conditions.

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Re:How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom o... by 0x000xca0xfe on Thursday July 02, 2026 @07:43AM (#48759898)

I often cycle a road with lots of bats hunting and one evening two slammed into my face and upper body (and one only avoided by ducking quickly). It's pretty obvious that they are not perfect navigators.

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Re:How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom o... by type0 on Thursday July 02, 2026 @04:01PM (#48766599)

If you watch them fly it always looks more chaotic than birds.

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Re:How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom o... by taneq on Thursday July 02, 2026 @11:22PM (#48770337)

https://www.vice.com/en/article/bats-crash-into-each-other-a...

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