I've been thinking, why is horse shit not a long cylinder

Why are all orangutans fatasses?

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>>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.

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>>2005890

>>2005923
>>2005943
What sort of cows have you guys been hanging around? Except right after they've been wormed, all the shit I've seen tends to have the loose shape of a large tin can. Like the shape of that cheap cranberry jelly.

>>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.