# Lots of animals sneeze. Do all mammals? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 12, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-animals-sneeze-do-all-mammals/843337 "2019-11-12T17:34:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-animals-sneeze-do-all-mammals/843337/1 "2019-11-12T17:34:29Z")
Cats and dogs do. Even small mammals sneeze. Do only mammals sneeze? Do they all? Whales? ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-animals-sneeze-do-all-mammals/843337/2 "2019-11-12T20:49:11Z")
Iguanas do, as a way to expel excess salt from their bodies. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-animals-sneeze-do-all-mammals/843337/3 "2019-11-12T21:05:32Z")
[National Geographic is on the case.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/06/150627-animals-science-elephants-anatomy-sneezing/) According to the cite, insects probably do not sneeze. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-animals-sneeze-do-all-mammals/843337/4 "2019-11-12T21:08:48Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > [National Geographic is on the case.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/06/150627-animals-science-elephants-anatomy-sneezing/) According to the cite, insects probably do not sneeze. But do all mammals? ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-animals-sneeze-do-all-mammals/843337/5 "2019-11-12T21:10:10Z")
Whales don’t sneeze, and they’re mammals, so… no. ---
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-animals-sneeze-do-all-mammals/843337/6 "2019-11-12T21:22:57Z")
> [@Sarabellum](#): > > Whales don’t sneeze, and they’re mammals, so… no. It’s a little more nuanced - [Can Whales Sneeze? | Whale Facts](https://www.whalefacts.org/can-whales-sneeze/) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-animals-sneeze-do-all-mammals/843337/7 "2019-11-12T22:03:58Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > But do all mammals? My guinea pigs would occasionally sneeze. It was a tiny little “chuh” sound. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-animals-sneeze-do-all-mammals/843337/8 "2019-11-12T22:20:41Z")
Rats sneeze. In fact they are fairly prone to respiratory infections, so excessive sneezing is one of the signs that it’s time to start a course of antibiotics.