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Does It Fart?: The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence by Nick Caruso, Dani Rabaiotti
5.0
WARTHOG
Scientific Name (Genus): Phacochoerus
DOES IT FART? YES
There are two species of warthogs: the desert (P. aethiopicus) and the more widely-distributed common (P. africanus), both of which are native to sub-Saharan Africa. Famously, warthogs have been portrayed in children's movies as pervasive farters, and while they do indeed fart, they are not quite the gassiest, nor the smelliest [see the sea lion; page 51] in the animal kingdom--not even close.
This book tempts me to join Twitter. The authors of this book, the introduction informs me, are "part of the large community of ecologists and zoologists on Twitter who share information, collaborate and engage in a lot of science communication," which came to include the hashtag #DoesItFart. But since I clearly don't need another way to waste time on the interwebs, I'll limit myself to enjoying the heck out of this book.
Not to be confused with the children's book [bc:Does It Fart?: A Kid's Guide to the Gas Animals Pass|42779083|Does It Fart? A Kid's Guide to the Gas Animals Pass|Nick Caruso|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1548606766l/42779083._SX50_.jpg|71436656] by the same authors, this is written for middle grades and up. My 12-year-old and I both read it, and I read quite a few entries to my husband and 10-year-old. Covering 80 different creatures, from the Beaded Lacewing to the African Buffalo, from Octopus to Megalodon (Carcharodon), from American cockroach to Unicorn, this is indeed the definitive field guide to animal flatulence.
Most mammals fart, including humans (obvs) and two of my three favorites: cats, sloths, and goats. You'll just have to read the book to find out which one supposedly doesn't fart. Besides succinct answer (yes, no, maybe, etc.), each entry has a page of information about that particular animal, usually focused on its digestive process. Fun and informative, it's definitely worth a read.
Scientific Name (Genus): Phacochoerus
DOES IT FART? YES
There are two species of warthogs: the desert (P. aethiopicus) and the more widely-distributed common (P. africanus), both of which are native to sub-Saharan Africa. Famously, warthogs have been portrayed in children's movies as pervasive farters, and while they do indeed fart, they are not quite the gassiest, nor the smelliest [see the sea lion; page 51] in the animal kingdom--not even close.
This book tempts me to join Twitter. The authors of this book, the introduction informs me, are "part of the large community of ecologists and zoologists on Twitter who share information, collaborate and engage in a lot of science communication," which came to include the hashtag #DoesItFart. But since I clearly don't need another way to waste time on the interwebs, I'll limit myself to enjoying the heck out of this book.
Not to be confused with the children's book [bc:Does It Fart?: A Kid's Guide to the Gas Animals Pass|42779083|Does It Fart? A Kid's Guide to the Gas Animals Pass|Nick Caruso|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1548606766l/42779083._SX50_.jpg|71436656] by the same authors, this is written for middle grades and up. My 12-year-old and I both read it, and I read quite a few entries to my husband and 10-year-old. Covering 80 different creatures, from the Beaded Lacewing to the African Buffalo, from Octopus to Megalodon (Carcharodon), from American cockroach to Unicorn, this is indeed the definitive field guide to animal flatulence.
Most mammals fart, including humans (obvs) and two of my three favorites: cats, sloths, and goats. You'll just have to read the book to find out which one supposedly doesn't fart. Besides succinct answer (yes, no, maybe, etc.), each entry has a page of information about that particular animal, usually focused on its digestive process. Fun and informative, it's definitely worth a read.