Animals are classified in a variety of ways. Basically, they are divided by being vertebrates (most having a backbone) and ...

I thought it might have been a female Ring-necked Duck, but a view through my spotting scope showed the characteristic ...

Many animals are active during the winter months, searching for food, finding mates, starting families, or on the move.

Young pintail ducks aren’t called bull sprigs. Male pintails reach full maturity ... only half of those young ducklings will live long enough to breed during the next season.

In Japan, it breeds as a resident bird in Hokkaido ... When I started photographing, the temperature was cool and overcast, and there were many ducks at the mouth of the river. What was interesting ...

The male survivor suffered serious injuries ... and samples identified the birds as baikal teals, a breed of ducks that winter in South Korea. Experts have said a bird strike alone probably ...

NARRATOR: Now, a new breed of scientist is making spectacular ... with the beak of a chicken and the head of a duck, this creature is one of the oldest modern birds ever to be unearthed.

Whether visiting Switzerland on holiday or arriving to live permanently, entering the country with a pet involves a number of steps and formalities. Here's what you need to know.

The things that freak people out about Muscovy ducks are the caruncles, sometimes called wattles – the prominent, bright red, ...

The Hooded Mergansers normally breed in the northern part of the U.S. and Canada ... After I shared it with Laurel, we decided it was this other type of rare duck. A male Ring-necked Duck has a bright ...