Stuart Blackman

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WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - 2013/06/15: View of the Rosalia Wind Farm near Oaksdale in the Palouse, Washington State, USA. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Does the noise from wind turbines affect wildlife?

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Do any snakes hunt in packs?

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Startle them young

The endearing wolf-spider. © James Gerholdt

Can any animals mate with two partners at once?

Cassiopea (upside-down jellyfish) is a genus of true jellyfish and the only members of the family Cassiopeidae. They are found in warmer coastal regions around the world, including shallow mangrove swamps, mudflats, canals, and turtle grass flats in Florida, and the Caribbean. The medusa usually lives upside-down on the bottom, which has earned them the common name. Where found, there may be numerous individuals with varying shades of white, blue, green and brown.

Brainless jellies need rest

South African Ostrich, Struthio camelus australis, walking through grassland.

Why do ostriches have two kneecaps?

Marine pollution, mainly made up of plastic bottles and polystyrene floating in Hinnavaru Harbour, Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Hundreds of marine Asian species have been hitching a ride on rafts of marine debris

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Why are giant pandas black and white?

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Do any non-human animals menstruate?

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) plunge-diving for fish alongside Shetland pelagic trawler

How do diving gannets avoid breaking their necks?

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Why do bowhead whales have such large heads?

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Are there any ticklish animals?

Tiger in a zoo. © Paula French/Getty

Do animals live longer in captivity?

the tail of a sperm whale which dives into the water a summer day

New sperm whale vocal dialect as clans move on

An Arctic tern dives down to protect its nest on Inner Farne, England. © Dan Kitwood/Getty

Arctic terns travel faster in large flocks