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Most animals keep their poop chutes on the opposite side of their body from where they eat. But that doesn’t mean it’s always the case, and bryozoans are great examples of how creative you can get with where you put your anus.

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Sources:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmor.21146
https://geokansas.ku.edu/bryozoans

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