The Conversation

do whales fart and sneeze?

Written by Vanessa Pirotta, Wildlife scientist, Macquarie University

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Do whales fart and sneeze? — Guy, age 8, Sydney

I’ve waited a long time for a question like this! I usually talk about whale snot for my research (yes, whales have snot), and I’m so excited to look into this, too.

Let’s start with the tail end first: farts

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