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Scientific name Does it Fart?

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African wild dogs Lycaon pictus Yes Any self respecting canine does @DaniRabaiotti
Aliens Maybe @chrislintott *
American Badger Taxidea taxus Maybe Elbroch (2003) describes badger scat as rancorous (can confirm); assume fart @biologistimo
Ammonite Ammonoidea No molluscs don't fart- would like to question inking as farting in extant cephs @NadWGab
Arachnids Arachnida Maybe Assumed as yes, but never really been proven @SS_Henriques **
Baboons Yes @Cassie_Raby
Bats Yes  @hammerheadbat
Bearded Dragon Pogona vitticeps Yes @lizardschwartz *
Birds No But they could if they wanted to http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2009-05/it-true-birds-cant-fart
@thelabandfield *
Black Spinytail Iguana Ctenosaura similis Yes Seems to occur more frequently when less insect/animal protein is consumed and personal
higher observations
quantities of fruit/fiber are eaten @squamatasci *
Blue mussels Mytilus edulis No @CarinaDSLR
Bobcats Lynx rufus Hell Yes Squirrel-based farts are THE WORST. @NatickBobCat, @biologistimo
Bristle worms Polychaetes No @_glitterworm
Burchell's zebra Equus quagga burchelliiYes That's what they do best! @FattebertJ
Burmese python Python molurus Yes Often silent but deadly. Thick, and...meaty? If it were a color it would be brownish-yellow.
anecdotal & personal observations @SssnakeySci
Camel Yes @cat_murray *
Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus Yes @hmk_oneill **
Chimpanzees Pan troglodytes Yes @Adriana_lowe
Cockroaches Periplaneta americanaYes http://aem.asm.org/content/57/9/2628.short; http://www.pnas.org/content/91/12/5441.full.pdf @HereBeSpiders11
Colobine monkeys Trachypithecus, ColobusYesetc. @pakasuchus
Common whelks Buccinum undatum No @CarinaDSLR
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrixYes Elicits a small squeak, so small that you think you may be mistaken...until it hitsanecdotal
you. Very&dry
personal
and feral,
observations
with a slight hint of stale Copperhead
@SssnakeyScimusk.
Domestic cat Felis catus Yes Seems to worsen in vicinity of human face. Silent but deadly @Captain_Herder @Scare *
Domestic goat Yes but burps are worse
Domestic hedgehogs Atelerix albiventris Yes Fish makes it so much worse
Domestic pigs Yes
Domestic sheep Yes
Domesticated Dogs Canis lupus familiaris Yes but often takes blame from nearby hominid, Boston Terriers are famous for their farting; known to scare selves with their farts @brianwolven, @CarinaDSLR et al
Elephants Yes @AdityaGangadh
European oysters Ostrea edulis No @CarinaDSLR
Fancy goldfish Yes @indik
Freshwater mussels Unionidae No They do enjoy expelling pseudofeces
Frogs Yes Pyxicephalus adspersus and Ceratophrys sp frogs both can and do fat quite often and rather pungently. (Frogs have weak sphincters,@MarkScherz
unconfimed if audible)
Crested Geckos Corellophus ciliatus Yes Individual named Tangerine farted before defecting. @MarkScherz
Giraffe Hell Yes At "face height" of the average man
Gorillas Gorilla gorilla Yes See orangutans @mjcreid, @diana_monkey
Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Yes Heard under general anesthesia, assume possible while awake @biologistimo
Green Iguana Iguana iguana Yes personal observations of captive Green Iguana @squamatasci
Grizzly bear Ursus arctos Yes
Guinea Pigs Cavia porcellus Yes Several examples heard every day, very audible and stinks to high heaven
Herring Clupea spp. Yes Entire bays are filled with their farts. Used for communication http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/11/1110_031110_herringfarts.html,
@CarolineHFox, @gkalinkat http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/271/Suppl_3/S95
*
Horse Yes @tecklen *
Humans Homo sapiens Yes
Isopods (marine and terrestrial)
Cirolana harfordi,Porcellio
Yes scaber and Idotea
Excrete
resecata
ammonia Kirby P.K. & Harbaugh R.D. (1974) Diurnal patterns
Kimof ammonia
Kennedy, release
MSc. in marine and terrestrial isopods.
* Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology 47, 1313
Lagomorphs Lagomorpha spp. Yes fav joke here "what's invisible, floats through the air, and smells like bunnies?" @thonoir
Lemurs Lemuroidea spp. Yes @thonoir
Lion Panthera leo Yes At least sedated ones. @FattebertJ
Manatees Yes near constantly @indik
Mastodon No Not anymore @edorsatum *
Millipedes wide variety, see attached
Yes paper Yes, of the silent but deadly variety (methane AND hydrogen sulfide!) http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0102659
@HereBeSpiders11
Moonsnails Naticidae No @biolumiJEFFence
Mustelids Mustelidae spp. Yes @thonoir
Orangutan Yes They do it often and have no shame @mjcreid
Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis Yes Sometimes while defecating - audible and stinky
Parakeets Maybe My friend's parakeet farted in my face when I was 9 years old. (Note: literature disputes this - see "Birds", which are purported not to fart)
Parrots No :( @alexevans91
Pupfish Cyprinodon spp. Yes Ingest air with solids during summer months. Associated with behavioral changes http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1577/1548-8659%281967%2996%5B216%3AEAEOIG%5D2.0.CO%3B2?journalCode=utaf20
until release of gas @jennygumm *
Rabbits Oryctolagus sp Yes Gas is dangerous in rabbits, however. It can cause intestinal stasis and lead to death within a short period of time.
Rats Yes They smell worse than dog farts @Julie_B92 and @JuliesRats
Rhesus macaque Yes @laurenmrobin
Yes personal observations of captive cyclura
Rhinoceros Iguana Cyclura cornuta "Sounds wet". Increased frequency with higher fruit and/or fiber intake. High parasites loads also lead to an increase in flatulence. @squamatasci
Rotifers Maybe Probably not, but if they can they'd be tiny. No one to offend if you're asexual tho @Julie_B92
Salamanders Maybe probably not audibly (see frogs), but their poops smell really bad @PlethodoNick
Sea Anemone No But awful burps https://books.google.com/books/about/Invertebrate_Zoology.html?id=RoUZnQEACAAJ
Barnes, Robert D. (1982). Invertebrate Zoology
Seals Yes Smells like lutefisk @DaniRabaiotti
Shore crabs Carcinus maenas No @CarinaDSLR
Skunks Yes
Sloths Yes
Snakes Yes @AlongsideWild
Snakes - ball python Python regius No We have not heard any audible sounds from the vent in 5+ years of care @mbystoma *
Pantherophis spp.
Snakes - corn and rat snakes Yes Often with defecation @mbystoma *
Snakes - milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum
Yes Often with defecation and quite smelly @mbystoma *
Snakes - western hognoseHeterodon nasicus Yes Powerful for the size with defecation and extremely foul smelling @mbystoma *
Snow leopards Panthera uncia Yes Their floofy bottoms help to muffle the sound
Soft-shell clam Mya arenaria No But they can puke (technically) - see next sheet @SS_Henriques **

Spiders Araneae Maybe Broadly assumed as yes, but never really been proven.
Spotted hyenas Crocuta crocuta Yes Especially bad after eating camel intestines @ArjDheer
Squid, octopus, cuttlefishMany Yes If we count air coming out of the siphon as farting, yes @sarahmackattack
Syrian hamster Yes probably; see rats, plus anecdata @BeesAndBaking @indik
Tapirs Tapirus spp Yes In great amplitude
Termites Reticulitermes, others Yes A lot--may be a significant contributor to global climate change http://science.sciencemag.org/content/218/4572/563@HereBeSpiders11
Tortoise - radiated Astrochelys radiata Yes @mbystoma
Unicorns Equus unicornus Yes it's glitter and rainbows soft serve @NadWGab
Wombat Vombatidae Yes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHy2yAuZzds@ivandaum
Woodlice Armadillidium vulgareYes
and Ligidium lapetum
Excrete ammonia Wright J.C. & Peña-Peralta M. (2005) Diel variationKim
in ammonia
Kennedy,excretion,
MSc glutamine levels, and hydration
** status in two species of terrestrial isopods. Journal of Comparative Phy

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US https://www.amazon.com/Does-Fart-Definitive-Animal-Flatulence/dp/0316484156/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1525961965&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=does+it+fart&psc=1
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UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Does-Fart-Definitive-Animal-Flatulence/dp/1786488264/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
Poland http://www.empik.com/czy-to-pierdzi-caruso-nick-rabaiotti-dani,p1188347534,ksiazka-p
Animal Scientifc name Does it Puke? Verified by
Arachnids Arachnida Assumed as yes, but yet to be tested @SS_Henriques
Rats Rattus norvegicus Not actively (emesis) but can passively regurgitate http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0060537
Domestic Cat Felis Catus Yes, even eats grass to induce vomiting. Hairball control & elimination. @Captain_Herder
Mites Acari Several ticks species do it (tranmitting deseases in the process) @SS_Henriques
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Sort of. They oil spit as a defense mechanism @carolinehfox
Spider Araneae Yes, all spiders do it as part of their feeding process, and several species do it to feed their young @SS_Henriques
Humans Homo sapiens Yes. And some males of this species find it funny. YEAHH DUDE
Cows Regurgitation is an important part of their digestion process.
Soft-shell clams Mya arenaria Yes, sort of. AKA piss clams, these little bastards can shoot water containing undigested food out of their siphons when they are threatened by a predator. Case in point, my many field outings in which soft-shell clam puke was shot up my shorts. @biolumiJEFFence
African wild dogs Lycaon pictus Yes. They regurgitate food all over the place when they have pups. Think meat vomcano @DaniRabaiotti
Moths and butterflies Lepidoptera Many species vomit as caterpillars, probably to become less palatable to predators
Horse Equus ferus caballus Nope. Horses cannot vomit.
Horse Yes, horses can vomit but it comes out the nostrils and the horse cannot breath during this
Vulture Yes, means of defense.
Rabbits No (Rabbits don't have gag reflexes)
Animal Scientifc name Does it Sneeze? Notes

Snake - corn Pantherophis guttatus yes A quick whiff from the nose

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