Yes, certain breeds of duck are excellent at keeping down populations of slugs and snails and preventing them from causing extensive damage to plants. Examples include Indian Runners, Muscovy and ...

The ducks had been wandering up to the A38 and "putting themselves in a lot of danger".

Once nearly wiped out by overhunting and logging, nest boxes kept wood ducks from vanishing – and volunteers are still putting them up today.

The Duck Song gets a wild and playful makeover using animal instruments, turning the familiar melody into a fun and unpredictable performance. Each instrument mimics or incorporates animal sounds, ...

A few months after we devoted an entire issue to looking at how animals and ecosystems are responding to a changing planet, National Geographic has come face to face with this very issue, in our own ...

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When people picture a mink, they often jump straight to fur — big, elaborate coats like Cruella de Vil’s in Disney’s animated 101 Dalmatians. They’re not wrong: the fur trade helped shape early Oregon ...