[BONUS] Birds breathing with their butts and reducing food waste to combat climate change: Tiny Show and Tell Us #29 episode artwork

EPISODE · Aug 13, 2025 · 13 MIN

[BONUS] Birds breathing with their butts and reducing food waste to combat climate change: Tiny Show and Tell Us #29

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In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we talk about breathing in birds — how it takes two breath cycles for air to leave their bodies, and while it travels within their bodies, it's stored in various sacks, some of which are in their butts. Then we discuss how food waste contributes to approximately 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions every year, and what we can do to reduce it. We need your stories — they're what make these bonus episodes possible! Write in to [email protected] *or fill out this form* with your favorite science fact or science news story for a chance to be featured.A transcript and references for this episode can be found at acs.org/tinymatters.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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