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  • Kangaroo farts could ease global warming

    12/06/2007 12:59:22 AM PST · by malamute · 87 replies · 1,433+ views
    News.com.au and Agence France-Presse ^ | December 06, 2007 11:56am | Australia Herald Sun
    AUSTRALIAN scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in a bid to cut the emission of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, researchers say. Thanks to special bacteria in their stomachs, kangaroo flatulence contains no methane and scientists want to transfer that bacteria to cattle and sheep who emit large quantities of the harmful gas. -snip- Even farmers who laugh at the idea of environmentally friendly kangaroo farts say that's nothing to joke about, particularly given the devastating drought Australia is suffering. -snip-