Wildlife Q&A

Female reindeer with calf. © Michel Denijs/Getty

Why do female reindeer grow antlers?

Common Sydney octopus showing a tentacle and suckers. © cbimages/Alamy

Insects & Invertebrates

Do octopuses ever live together?

California two-spot octopus. © Phil Garner/Alamy

Insects & Invertebrates

Why do female octopuses die after reproducing?

Great white shark. © Getty

Is there really no such thing as a fish?

Sunlight through beech leaves. © Richard Osbourne/Getty

Why do tree leaves turn darker in summer?

Bloody Henry starfish on golden star tunicate and sea sponge, Loch Roag, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK. © Paul Kay/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Do starfish have arms or legs?

Turritopsis dohrnii. © Yiming Chen/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Is it really true that some animals live forever?

Honeybee on a sweet pea. © Frank Sommariva/ImageBroker/Alamy

Can plants hear?

Common blue butterfly in Weymouth, Dorset, UK. © Verity Hill

Insects & Invertebrates

How can butterflies and moths smell?

Aye-aye on a palm frond, Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar. © Thorsten Negro/Getty

Why do aye-ayes have such weird hands?

Brown hairstreak butterfly at Alners Gorse, Dorset, UK. © Megan Shersby

Insects & Invertebrates

What’s the insect equivalent of blood?

Female glow worm. © Ian Redding/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Do street lights interfere with glow-worms?

Pink-footed geese grazing on farmlands © David Tipling / Lonely Planet Images / Getty

Do wintering pink-footed geese cause problems for farmers?

Red-backed shrike. © Prisma Bildagentur/UIG/Getty

How did shrikes learn to impale their prey?

Being very big is a great way to avoid becoming a target for predators © Getty

Why did dinosaurs get so big?