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Sorry, my teenage daughter has already claimed the wombat walker job, but you guys can have any of the others.

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[-] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Do they pay for moving expenses from a 3rd world country in North America?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

No. Sadly for both you and my daughter, you have to be Australian.

[-] tal 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wombat

Wombats leave distinctive cubic faeces.[9] As wombats arrange these feces to mark territories and attract mates, it is believed that the cubic shape makes them more stackable and less likely to roll, which gives this shape a biological advantage.

The engineering prowess of the beaver, Australian-style.

I bet the image of one surrounded by poo constructions makes them less-appealing.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Wait, stackable? Do they build a wall out of their poo?

[-] tal 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-have-solved-mystery-how-wombats-poop-cubes-180976898/

Bare-nosed wombats can excrete four to eight scat pieces at a time and may poop up to 100 cubes a day. After the wombat defecates, the furry critter collects the two centimeter-sized cubes and places them around their territory, possibly to communicate with other wombats or attract mates, reports George Dvorsky for Gizmodo.

I imagine it depends on whether the opposite gender finds walls sexy or not. I don't have a good feel for wombat aesthetics. Maybe they're into pyramids.

EDIT: This looks more like Stonehenge-level construction than Great Wall of China stuff going on:

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The Poo Tomb of the Wombat Pharaoh.

[-] mlg@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

3rd world country in North America

Me explaining to the australian immigrant office why my home country is clearly 3rd world because it doesn't have universal healthcare.

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