{"671471":{"#nid":"671471","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"5 fascinating animal poops that will blow your mind","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis roundup of some of the most unique excrement in the animal kingdom, showcasing the fascinating diversity of animal waste, includes a 2018 Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2021\/sm\/d0sm01230k#!divAbstract\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E of how wombats manage to produce square-shaped feces. The study\u0027s authors include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/david-hu\u0022\u003EDavid Hu\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, with an adjunct appointment in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. As it turns out, the elastic nature of the marsupial\u0027s intestinal walls is a key factor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis roundup of some of the most unique excrement in the animal kingdom, showcasing the fascinating diversity of animal waste, includes a 2018 Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2021\/sm\/d0sm01230k#!divAbstract\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E of how wombats manage to produce square-shaped feces. The study\u0027s authors include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/david-hu\u0022\u003EDavid Hu\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, with an adjunct appointment in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. As it turns out, the elastic nature of the marsupial\u0027s intestinal walls is a key factor. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-12-07 16:32:59","changed_gmt":"2023-12-07 16:32:59","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Interesting Engineering ","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/interestingengineering.com\/lists\/5-fascinating-animal-poops-mind-blowing","dateline":{"date":"2023-12-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-12-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"14545","name":"George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"297","name":"David Hu"},{"id":"192226","name":"wombat poop"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}