Kangaroo farts may not be so eco-friendly after all
Amount of methane emitted is linked to how fast food moves through the grazers’ guts, researchers suspect
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HOT AIR Kangaroos like these western grays (Macropus fuliginosus) release the greenhouse gas methane, but microbes in the animal’s gut keep emissions relatively low.
Adam Munn