Nature

Why can't cats drink milk? Plus 6 other feline myths © iStock

Why can’t cats drink milk? Plus 6 other feline myths

Why do giraffes have purple tongues? © Getty Images

Why do giraffes have purple tongues?

How long can a chicken survive without its head? © Getty Images

How long can a chicken survive without its head?

Five incredible journeys by seabirds (and some unusual underwater behaviour) © Getty Images

Five incredible journeys by seabirds (and some unusual underwater behaviour)

Liz Bonnin with a three-toed sloth © BBC NHU/Stuart Dunn

Why bad animal behaviour isn’t as brutal as it looks

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Jurassic Park: five things we now know about dinosaurs 25 years on

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Six animals that could power up the World Cup

Do birds wee? © Getty Images

Do birds wee?

Why doesn't the Sun fuse all its hydrogen at once and explode like an H-bomb? © Getty Images

Why doesn’t the Sun fuse all its hydrogen at once and explode like an H-bomb?

Do dogs recognise their own breeds? © Getty Images

Do dogs recognise their own breeds?

A Jurassic world away from reality © Universal Pictures

Jurassic World: can we really resurrect a dinosaur?

Male mice turned into females using DNA previously thought to be ‘junk’ © Greta Keenan, Francis Crick Institute.

Male mice turned into females using DNA previously thought to be ‘junk’

Do animals go through puberty? © Getty Images

Do animals go through puberty?

Do other animals get allergies? © Getty Images

Do other animals get allergies?