FARTING FISH!

Can you imagine if humans used flatulence as a form of communication? Yikes. Apparently some types of herring do pass gas to "speak" to each other without alerting other fish. A 2003 study revealed the findings, but I'm just "herring" about it now, and I just had to share. When the fish pass gas, the bubbles that emanate make a high-frequency sound only audible to herring. The fish use the noise to form "protective shoals" at night to help them stay safe, National Geographic explains. However, the gas is not caused by the digestive process. Instead, the fish swallow air from the surface and emit it through a small opening near their anuses. Thus, the farts aren't technically flatulence by its formal definition. The odd noise even once sent the Swedish navy scrambling for answers. Swedish scientists soon discovered it was herring and not Russian submarines as the navy had suspected, the Guardian reports. "Farting Fish" by National Geographic • www.youtube.com ★LIKE my videos? Share them! bit.ly ►WATCH MORE: bit.ly ★Buy T-shirts: DistrictLines.com MY LINKS: • Main ‪youtube.com • Daily ‪youtube.com • Alternate youtube.com • Twitter ‪twitter.com • Facebook ‪facebook.com • Google+ plus.ly • Dailybooth ‪dailybooth.com • Tumblr ScottKinmartin.tumblr.com • Formspring ‪http • Flickr ‪flickr.com • Funny or Die? funnyordie.com Theme song produced by Robbie Jay • youtube.com

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