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Does It Fart?
Does It Fart?: The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence | Nick Caruso, Dani Rabaiotti
14 posts | 7 read | 9 to read
Dogs do it. Millipedes do it. Dinosaurs did it. You do it. I do it. Octopuses don't (and nor do octopi). Spiders might do it: more research is needed. Birds don't do it, but they could if they wanted to. Herrings do it to communicate with each other. In 2017 zoologist Dani Rabaiotti's teenage brother asked her a most teenaged question: Do snakes fart? Stumped, Rabaiotti turned to Twitter. The internet did not disappoint. Her innocent question spawned the hashtag #doesitfart and it spread like a noxious gas. Dozens of noted experts began weighing in on which animals do and don't fart, and if they do, how much, how often, what it's made of, what it smells like, and why. Clearly, the public demands more information on animal farts. Does it Fart? fills that void: a fully authoritative, fully illustrated guide to animal flatulence, covering the habits of 80 animals in more detail than you ever knew you needed. What do hyena farts smell especially bad? What is a fossa, and does it fart? Why do clams vomit but not fart? And what is a fart, really? Pairing hilarious illustrations with surprisingly detailed scientific explanations, Does it Fart? will allow you to shift the blame onto all kinds of unlikely animals for years to come.
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ambam1987
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Pickpick

educational & funny....because, well you can‘t just say the word “fart” without giggling! 🤭

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vumblereads
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Don‘t judge me. I read anything.
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😅 I just realized my cat photobombed the picture. And yes he farts....lots.

ladym30 🤣🤣🤣 6y
Naj 😂😂 6y
KatieDid927 I stacked it. Don‘t judge me either. 6y
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vumblereads @katiedid927 😃 nope not from me! 6y
julesG Hilarious and informative. I read it in small bites. My kids kept asking me, at the dinner table, which darting animals I had read about today. 6y
julesG Farting 😵😵😵 Autocorrect, I'll strangle you. 6y
vumblereads @julesG yes it is 😂 I‘m reading about the sea cucumber now 😱 6y
pdever Last summer I avidly read the biography of a professional flatulist whose act was an outrageous success at The Moulin Rouge!!! He could fart entire songs. 6y
vumblereads No way @pdever 😄😂 now you got me curious! 6y
pdever @vumblereads l found it because I watched Blazing Saddles again and the Governor's name is William J Le Petomane... Started looking it up. Talk about extensive fart humor, that movie has it. They would never get away with making anything like it today... So offensive on so many levels. Also hillarious. 6y
Suet624 @pdever You are so right about Blazing Saddles. I‘ve never laughed so hard watching a movie. And so offensive. So good. (edited) 6y
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Timidmagick
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Mehso-so

Asking the important questions here. Why am I not surprised a guy originally asked it either? A little blurb on each animal after answering if it farts or not. Women of course do not fart,ever.

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julesG
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Pickpick

Great book! So many interesting facts about animals, whether they fart or not. I truly enjoyed reading this and can see myself picking it up again from time to time.

Its sequel, True or Poo?, is next.

squirrelbrain 🤣🤣🤣 6y
AceOnRoam 😂😂 6y
Ms_T 😂 6y
Izai.Amorim Einen guten Rutsch! 6y
julesG @Izai.Amorim Danke ebenfalls! 6y
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julesG
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"Fossa flatus is much like the fossa: fierce. So much so that humans note that its pungent lingering odor can make one's eyes water. Indeed, Malagasy myths surrounding the fossa claim that its posterior perfume could wipe out an entire chicken coop!"

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julesG
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I'm determined to finish at least one more book in 2019 - strike that: 2018!!!. (Where exactly is the international dateline? Can I pretend my sofa is part of the Hawaiian Islands?)

20 hours done for the #24B42019 #readathon. @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65

I might be able to finish the 24 hours before the #HappyNewYear cries go off. #WinterWonderland @TrishB @Cinfhen

Speaking of Hawaii, just learned that sharks fart. 💨😂😂

AceOnRoam Happy New Year hope you have a great year of reading to come 🍾🍾🍷🍷🍾🍾 6y
julesG @AceOnRoam Glad you paid attention. Yes, 2018, of course. I'm not a time traveller. Wish I was though. 😁 Happy New Year to you too. 6y
AceOnRoam Hehe, I deleted it as I thought you'd pick it up eventually. Enjoy your fart book LOL. 6y
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julesG @AceOnRoam One could think I was already deep in my cups. But it's only been herbal tea so far. Not even sure I've got anything but rubbing alcohol in the flat. 😜 6y
AceOnRoam We will have a bottle of champagne tonight but probably will be in bed by 9 or 10. Partying hard with our ebooks! 6y
julesG @AceOnRoam Best way to party! But don't party too hard, I wouldn't want you to start the new year with a book hangover. 6y
Andrew65 @julesG You watch those herbal teas. 😂😂😂 6y
Andrew65 @julesG I‘m rushing to finish some books so I don‘t have a book hangover. 😂 @AceOnRoam 6y
julesG @Andrew65 I'll have you know that the CBD hemp tea, my brother gave me for Christmas, is still unopened. 😊😁 6y
Andrew65 @julesG I just had to google to check what that was 😂😂😂 6y
TrishB Happy New Year 🎉❤️ 6y
BeansPage @Andrew65 🤣🤣🤣🤣 6y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I got this for my son for Christmas! 😂👏 6y
Cinfhen #EveryDayIsASchoolDay #LiveAndLearn 🤓🤓🤓Happy New Year 🎉🎉🎉 6y
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jenniferw88
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Cinfhen Hahahahaha 😜 6y
julesG Very good one! 6y
JennyM Ha...love it! 6y
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TrishB Clever, funny pick 😁 6y
mcctrish 🤣 6y
ShelleyBooksie My kiddo will love this 6y
CouronneDhiver Well played 6y
GripLitGrl 😄😄HA Ha!! 6y
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julesG
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#bookmail

Bought this for its top-notch scientific research. This does not indicate my maturity level.

Sace 😂😂😂 6y
Velvetfur Ah yes, for purely scientific purposes... *frrrrp* 😂 6y
sudi 😂 6y
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ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Omg - must get this for the husband for Christmas. Off to Amazon! 😂 6y
GingerAntics 🤣😂🤣 6y
Trashcanman Jejeje 6y
RowReads1 “Birds don‘t do it, but they could if they wanted too.” 😂 6y
OrangeMooseReads 😂👍🏼 6y
readordierachel Haha! Love it 6y
LeahBergen 😂😂 6y
JennyM I have this conversation daily with my 6 year old...lol 😂 6y
rabbitprincess I bought this and the follow-up, True or Poo, for my friend's 7-year-old 😂 6y
julesG @rabbitprincess True or Poo is on its way. The bookshop sent them off individually. I had to get both, of course. 6y
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rabbitprincess
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4💨 for this hilarious book! I was cracking up every other page, whether because of the illustrations or because of clever turns of phrase. Recommended for anyone who likes animals and toilet humour 😂

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rabbitprincess
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I am cackling with laughter on nearly every page. The illustration of a whale features a dismayed human in a boat called "SS Smelt It" ?

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brittanyreads
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@ErinSueG This is definitely the weirdest book on my shelf!! Super interesting though! Did you know cockroaches fart? Now you do! ☹️🤮
#2kgiveaway 🤞🏻

CoverToCoverGirl Ha! You learn something new every day! 😂😂😊 6y
lostinabookbrb ... I'm putting this in my tbr list. 6y
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LeahBergen 😂 6y
SledgeReader I‘m buying this for my husband. 🤣🤣🤣 6y
brittanyreads @SledgeReader my husband was gifted it for Father‘s Day. He reads it to our son. 🙄🤣 💨 6y
brittanyreads @CoverToCoverGirl and I thought cockroaches couldn‘t get any more disgusting 🤢 (edited) 6y
Erinsuereads Oh man. I‘m dying. This looks like a book everyone needs just to have around for gift exchanges 😂😂😂 thanks for entering. I‘m buying twelve of these for Christmas presents 😂😂😂 6y
brittanyreads @ErinSueG YES!! 😂 Thanks for the awesome giveaway! 6y
Sharpeipup @BBL4nkensh1p fun fact! Marine biologists spot Manatees by their fart bubbles when submerged. 6y
brittanyreads @Sharpeipup I did not know that lol. Maybe it‘s in the book! Haven‘t read the whole thing yet 🤣 6y
rather_be_reading 😂😂 6y
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LibrarianToujours
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My husband got this for me for Mother‘s Day. He says it‘s from the dog. 😂💨

(It should be noted that I have neither human nor furry children, but “the dog did it” is always his excuse for being ridiculous 😜).

Riveted_Reader_Melissa 😂Even funnier than! 7y
Melissa_J 🤣🤣🤣 7y
ju.ca.no haha this is cute^^ 7y
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AmyG Ha!!! 7y
ericarobynreads Omg hahahahaha I love it!! 😂😂 7y
Karkar Haha 🤣 This is funny. 7y
CouronneDhiver 😎 He wins. This is awesome 7y
Suet624 😂😂😂🤪🤪🤪 6y
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Phlamboyant
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I knew my library's search algorithms were off, but really? This is what pops up when you search for Does It Fart? 😡😂

Swe_Eva 😂😂😂 7y
SqueakyChu Hahahaha! 7y
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Phlamboyant
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My husband suggested this as my next read. Thanks, Science Friday. 😂