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TIL the word "partridge" probably comes from ancient Greek "pérdomai", a word meaning "to fart".

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Yarnlady 🧶 1y ago

Do partridges fart? 🤔 Why this name??

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J 1y ago

Only when in pear trees.

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micahcmiracle 1y ago

Technically, birds have a cloaca for waste exiting there bodies. So, while they don't have a traditional anus, they still pass gas this way. Thus, I would answer in the affirmative. Yes, pigeons fart.

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Yarnlady 🧶 1y ago

The more you know 😂

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