Does It Fart?, Nick Caruso
Does It Fart?, Nick Caruso
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Does It Fart?
The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence

Author: Nick Caruso, Dani Rabaiotti

Narrator: Joe Hempel

Unabridged: 2 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/05/2018

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by LIsa Noell "Rocking the chutzpah!" on April 19, 2023

Six years ago I went and asked a question on Bing. I had a burning question that I needed an answer to. That question was "do ants fart?" Yes, they do! So, as soon as I saw this book on Netgalley, I knew I'd have to read it. I enjoyed it. The sketches at times cracked me up, and I learned a bit abou......more

Goodreads review by ☆Dani☆ on March 13, 2018

This book was really enjoyable and well written! I loved learning about flatulence! 🌬 This book was fun and informative! My kids loved me telling them the different species that fart. I mean who doesn't laugh about a good fart? If you want to learn about "blowing wind" then I recommend this book! It......more

Goodreads review by Jim on September 04, 2019

This is a short & intriguing book. Each entry was brief, but really illuminating & there was enough humor, but not too much. It was an interesting look into many species from bugs to fish to people. He even covered some long extinct species with some good guesses. What surprised me the most were the......more

Goodreads review by Barb on November 02, 2019

By far one of the more entertaining books I’ve read this year. It’s also based on solid science and very informative. The writers, both scientists, compiled a list of animals, birds, fish, and insects and sought input from experts on each to ascertain if they fart, as well as how potent said flatulen......more

Goodreads review by Kam Yung on August 24, 2018

An entertaining book about a topic that will either be greeted with disgust or with laughter when discussed at the dinner table: does animal X fart? The authors use the general meaning of fart rather then its stricter scientific meaning, so some animals that pass gas don't actually fart (scientifical......more