Does It Fart?: The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence

Does It Fart?: The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence

Does It Fart?: The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence

Does It Fart?: The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence

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Overview

From the scientist duo behind True or Poo?, their original New York Times bestselling sensation—a scientifically precise, fully illustrated, utterly hilarious guide to animal flatulence.

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780316484152
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 04/03/2018
Series: Does It Fart Series , #1
Pages: 144
Sales rank: 158,790
Product dimensions: 4.90(w) x 6.80(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Nick Caruso is a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation at Virginia Tech. Dani Rabaiotti is a PhD candidate and a zoologist at the Zoological Society of London.

Together, Nick and Dani wrote the New York Times bestselling Does It Fart? The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence and True or Poo? The Definitive Field Guide to Filthy Animal Facts and Falsehoods. Nick lives in Virginia, and Dani lives in London.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Herring 1

Goat 2

Sonoran coral snake 4

Baboon 5

Millipede 7

Beaded lacewing 8

Horse 10

Kangaroo 11

Bolson pupfish 13

African wild dog 14

Bat 16

Portuguese man o' war 17

Parrot 18

Unicorn 21

Sea anemone 22

Spider 23

Rhinoceros 24

Elephant 27

Bearded dragon 28

Cheetah 29

Zebra 31

Dinosaur 32

Lion 34

Goldfish 35

Termite 37

Whale 38

African buffalo 40

Brown rat 41

Honey badger 42

Giraffe 45

Striped skunk 46

Red fox 47

Ferret 48

Seal and sea lion 51

Guinea pig 52

Grizzly bear 53

Sea cucumber 54

Bird 57

Llama 58

Sloth 59

Salamander 60

Chimpanzee 63

Silver-spotted skipper 64

Eastern hognose snake 65

Sand tiger shark 66

Frog 69

American cockroach 70

Orangutan 71

Rabbit 73

Dog 74

Painted turtle 76

Colobus monkey 77

West Indian manatee 79

Spotted hyena 80

Bobcat 82

Python 83

Cat 85

Tortoise 86

Camel 88

Iguana 89

Gecko 90

Octopus 93

Mongoose 94

Gorilla 95

Woodlouse 96

Fossa 99

Soft-shell clam 100

Snow leopard 101

Cow 102

Dolphin 104

Lemur 106

Diving beetle 107

Hippopotamus 108

Koala 111

Tapir 112

Megalodon 113

Wombat 114

Warthog 116

Hamster 117

Human 118

Glossary 121

About the authors 130

Acknowledgments 133

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