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Do whales sneeze? The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast

  • Written by Eloise Stevens, Host, The Conversation's Curious Kids podcast
Do whales sneeze? The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast

Welcome to the first ever episode of The Conversation’s Curious Kids, a podcast where kids get answers direct from experts!

In this episode, ten-year-old Guy from Sydney wanted to know, do whales sneeze?

He joined our host Eloise to ask Vanessa Pirotta, a wildlife scientist at Macquarie University in Australia, who is also an expert in whale … snot!

You can read a print version of this story here[1].

The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast is published in partnership with FunKids, the UK’s children’s radio station. It’s hosted and produced by Eloise Stevens. The executive producer is Gemma Ware.

Email your question to curiouskids@theconversation.com[2] or record it and send your question to us directly at https://funkidslive.com/curious[3].

And explore more articles from our Curious Kids series on The Conversation[4].

Disclosure statement:

Vanessa Pirotta does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

References

  1. ^ print version of this story here (theconversation.com)
  2. ^ curiouskids@theconversation.com (theconversation.com)
  3. ^ https://funkidslive.com/curious (funkidslive.com)
  4. ^ Curious Kids series on The Conversation (theconversation.com)

Read more https://theconversation.com/do-whales-sneeze-the-conversations-curious-kids-podcast-227966

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