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It seems like all animals evacuate their excrement toward the ground. The disease factors make it seem obvious how humans and other land animals would evolve this way. Why does it seem universal among aquatic creatures too, where the direction doesn't help (at least as much)?

by /u/dvogel in /r/askscience

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