Doug Corwin knew there was a problem at his family’s commercial duck farm in Long Island when he spotted scores of dead or ...

Animals’ appearances are shaped by factors that include biological, environmental, and social pressures. Typically, animals ...

Typically, females appear less colorful than males; this adaptation helps protect females from predators. Such an adaptation ...

Walking through a dark misty forest in Madagascar, a team of scientists followed a “distinct” chirping sound to its “secretive” source. The calling creature had “large” hands and “long” legs. It ...

This unique diving duck has a small body and a relatively large head. The males are colorful and vibrant, with iridescent ...

On Tory Island – often called Ireland’s “corncrake capital” – the return of this bird each spring is like the arrival of a ...

Rabat - In the heart of central Morocco, near the phosphate-rich lands of the Oulad Abdoun Basin, scientists have uncovered a ...

Lion Country Safari welcomed African lion cubs in April, 2025. You can vote to name them and watch the cute baby cubs on the zoo's new livestream.

In a river of South Africa, a patterned creature with a “sickle shaped” mouth swam through the “dark peat-stained” waters. Its “large” eyes scanned its surroundings and noticed something unusual ...

Joseph Desiré Dufitumukiza, who enjoys bird-watching, felt moved to take action after he read about the decline of native bird species in Rwanda, including the Maccoa duck (Oxyura maccoa).

The humerus, pulled from a well-preserved ancient layer of sediment, belonged to a new extinct species of duck named Amazonetta cubensis, or the Cuban teal, according to a May 9 study published in ...