Tasmania Is Hiring for a 'Wombat Walker' and Other Odd Jobs (www.smithsonianmag.com)
from FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 30 Jun 2024 19:31
https://lemmy.world/post/17089283

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 on 30 Jun 2024 20:23 collapse

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

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 30 Jun 2024 20:36 next collapse

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

tal@lemmy.today on 30 Jun 2024 21:11 collapse

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 on 30 Jun 2024 21:12 collapse

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

tal@lemmy.today on 30 Jun 2024 21:15 collapse

smithsonianmag.com/…/scientists-have-solved-myste…

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:

<img alt="" src="https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/8e1f37a0913b48571710a43901a6d82e?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=383&cropW=680&xPos=0&yPos=7&width=862&height=485">

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 30 Jun 2024 21:17 collapse

The Poo Tomb of the Wombat Pharaoh.

mlg@lemmy.world on 30 Jun 2024 21:28 collapse

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.