Cat licking is usually affection, but a sudden rise needs a vet
Most licks signal affection, says the cats.org.uk blog. A sudden rise in licking, or licking with hiding or a change in appetite, calls for a vet visit.
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Humpbacks tune their bubble nets, and may learn them from others
Humpbacks blow a rising curtain of bubbles to pen krill and fish, tune it as it tightens, and seem to learn the trick by watching other whales.
Click beetles flip upright with a snap, not their legs
A click beetle stuck on its back loads a latched hinge behind its head, then lets it snap. That throws it into the air, with little control over the landing.
Two tricks bats use to leave a packed cave without crashing
Thousands of bats leave a cave at once and almost never collide. Tracking studies show they spread out and switch to short, quiet, high-pitched calls.
A chameleon rearranges skin crystals to shift colour
A chameleon shifts colour by rearranging crystals in its skin, not by mixing pigment, and the switch is mostly about signalling, not hiding.
Dogs eat grass, and the upset-stomach story doesn't hold up
Most dogs graze, and the settle-the-stomach story does not hold up. Dogs Trust and BBC Bitesize point to taste, low fibre and boredom, though none is proven.