Why do dogs eat grass?
If you are a dog owner, chances are you have caught Fido chomping down on grass at some point, and there are a number of theories why
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The frequencies of a vibrating spider web have been made into music
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Animal culture is so common that even fish and flies have it
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Ewes prefer to mate with submissive rams when given a choice
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Robot lizard can quickly climb a wall just like the real thing
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Why do flamingos stand on one leg?
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Horses may recognise themselves in a mirror, hinting at self-awareness
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Altered bioelectric genes give zebrafish wings like flying fish
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Electric catfish cannot be shocked and scientists don鈥檛 know why
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Some Amazon jaguars have adapted to live in treetops to avoid flooding
Seasonal flooding can make parts of the Amazon river basin tricky terrain for land animals, so jaguars have taken to spending months in trees and eating monkeys and lizards they find up there
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Some sea slugs behead themselves and then regrow their bodies
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Some frogs have noise-cancelling lungs to dampen other species鈥� calls
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Playing dead really works to help insects avoid being eaten by birds
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Dolphins that help humans catch fish are being disturbed by ship noise
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