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An urban wildflower meadow on Park Square roundabout in the centre of the city of Sheffield, Yorkshire. © Matthew Taylor/Alamy

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A female Marsh Harrier, beating its wings in flight

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Ring Necked Parakeet, Psittacula krameri, on garden bird feeder, London, England, uk

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Orange-striped anemones were found living on the debris © Yale Peabody Museum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Mudskippers are amphibious fish © Afriadi Hikmal/Getty

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Northern gannet showing black iris, indicating exposure to avian flu © Emily Burton/Scottish Seabird Centre

Gannet eye colour changes from blue to black following avian flu infection

Hippo, Queen Elizabeth Park, Uganda © Digital Vision/Getty

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Family sitting on a couch, playing a memory game. © Getty

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Wastewater from large sewage treatement plant flowing directly into a river. © Robert Brook/Getty

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