I've been thinking, why is horse shit not a long cylinder but a series of spheres?
Why are all orangutans fatasses?
>>2005891
They're not. Only captive orangs get that fat, mostly because they are crammed together on very small living spaces, even though they are supposed to roam solitarily.
Pic is a majestic orang male. He's sadly not wild, but obviously still has more space to move about in. Also, bear in consideration that this beast is fuking huge.
I want to know why goat shit is tiny balls and why cow shit is a hot wet shower when they're both ruminants.
>>2005890
These are the questions that plague us.
>>2005891
>>2005912
This. They're super overfed in captivity.
>>2005923
I always wondered why cow shit was so liquidy too. As a side note, I remember reading ages ago that Hippos digested cellulose better than cattle, but I could never find a source to back it up.
>>2005890
Vet student here
Horse shit is in balls because their large intestine has pouch-like divisions called haustra that help naturally separate the shit into balls during peristalsis.
>>2006997
So basically, every time they shit it's like a bunch of anal beads coming out their ass.
Must be nice.
>>2005890
>>2006997
interesting. why? what is the evolutionary advantage of this?
>>2007385
That needs a smug hand.
>>2007466
Not that anon, but I'm guessing it lessens the risk of the shit running down the horse's leg and getting stuck in it's tail, instead it comes out in a nice compact ball.
>>2007466
It increases surface area, allowing fermenting bacteria to work most efficiently.
