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    Why do herring fart?

    Question #115789. Asked by star_gazer. (Jul 06 10 9:10 AM)


    Matthew_07

    		For communication purpose

    What seems to trigger the noise is darkness and high fish densities, suggesting that herring use farting as a means of communication.

    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/11/1110_031110_herringfarts.html

    Jul 06 10, 9:16 AM
    Zbeckabee

    		It turns out that herring fart. It's not digestive gas, though. Scientists call it a Fast Repetitive Tick: a FRT.
    Firstly, when more herring are in a tank, the researchers record more FRTs per fish. Secondly, the herring are only noisy after dark, indicating that the sounds might allow the fish to locate one another when they cannot be seen. Thirdly, the biologists know that herrings can hear sounds of this frequency, while most fish cannot. This would allow them to communicate by FRT without alerting predators to their presence.

    http://boingboing.net/2003/11/04/herring-fart.html

    Jul 06 10, 10:13 AM

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