Those nutty Canadians...

Corbett | November 8, 2003 1:32 AM

Fish 'farts' a form of communication?

VANCOUVER - Herring make farting sounds at night, Canadian and British scientists say.

Scientists knew herring have an excellent sense of hearing, but now researcher Ben Wilson of the University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre in Vancouver and his British colleagues investigated their secret noises.

At night, herring squeeze bubbles out of their swim bladders through an anal pore.

The action produces distinctive sounds, resembling a person blowing raspberries or farting.

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