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To: SandRat

Huh? I didn’t know fish farted...


9 posted on 03/21/2013 4:07:40 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (I'll stop being a cynic when the world stops giving me reasons to be cynical.)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
Huh? I didn’t know fish farted...

National Geographic: Herring break wind to communicate.

herring create a mysterious underwater noise by farting. Researchers suspect herring hear the bubbles as they're expelled, helping the fish form protective shoals at night. It's the first ever study to suggest fish communicate by breaking wind.

101 posted on 03/21/2013 10:48:53 PM PDT by LadyDoc
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