The Conversation's Curious Kids

Do whales fart?

June 30 · 14 min · Season 2 · Episode 4 · 14.2 MB
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itA few years ago, 10-year-old Guy was driving along the Australian coast when he saw whales, spouting water up into the air. He was amazed. “Then my brother farted, and then I wondered if whales fart,” says Guy.

Guy joined our host Eloise to put his question to Vanessa Pirotta, a wildlife scientist at Macquarie University in Australia on this episode.

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