• Question: do animals hiccup and if they do how does it work?

    Asked by lucyyyy to Charlotte, Jo, Kevin, Louise, Valeria on 15 Jun 2012. This question was also asked by amy98.
    • Photo: Kevin Mahon

      Kevin Mahon answered on 15 Jun 2012:

      What a delightfully odd question!

      Hiccups are only found in mammals, and are most common in infants, becoming rarer as animals age.

      A hiccup is caused by air trapped in the stomach suddenly rushing into the lungs and causing the diaphragm to twitch for a bit!

    • Photo: Joanna Cruden

      Joanna Cruden answered on 17 Jun 2012:

      My dog hiccups quite often and it always seem to take him by surprise!

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