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Animal musicality: 9 unexpected effects of music on animals © Getty Images

Now that’s what I call miaow-sic! 9 unexpected effects of music on animals

How can my cat know that a thunderstorm is on its way an hour before I do? © Getty

How can my cat know that a thunderstorm is on its way an hour before I do?

Are there any living things that can fly without wings? © Getty

Are there any living things that can fly without wings?

Killer whales' taste for shark liver send great whites fleeing in terror © Getty Images

Killer whales’ taste for shark liver sends great whites fleeing in terror

Oldest-ever liquid blood found in 42,000-year-old ice age horse

Oldest-ever liquid blood found in 42,000-year-old ice age horse

Sugar cattle, chocolate and giant sperm: 10 extraordinary insect facts © Getty Images

Extraordinary insects Sugar cattle, chocolate and giant sperm – welcome to the weird world of insects

Why do apples bruise? © Getty Images

Why do apples bruise?

Has an animal ever evolved itself into extinction? © PLOS Biology/Wikipedia

Has an animal ever evolved itself into extinction?

Fossil of first known perching bird found © Lance Grande/Field Museum

Fossil of first known perching bird found

What is an aye-aye? © Getty Images

What is an aye-aye?

The walk of prehistoric life © Tomislav Horvat (EPFL Lausanne), Kamilo Melo (EPFL Lausanne)

The walk of prehistoric life

What was the ancient animal Orobates? © Thomas Martens

What was the ancient animal Orobates?

Has Blue Planet II had an impact on plastic pollution? © Getty Images

Reality Check Has Blue Planet II had an impact on plastic pollution?

Is it true that most ginger cats are male? © iStock

Is it true that most ginger cats are male?