Have you ever watched a bird wading in icy water and flinched? How can they possibly do that without getting frostbite in their feet? Ducks and other waterfowl have very special circulation in their ...

STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Officials say more than 40 birds have been removed from a North Carolina park following reports of what was termed “extreme cruelty,” including one duck that had its feet cut ...

If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck… well, it probably is a duck, but you might be surprised by how easy some birds ...

Ducks maintain their core temperature even though their feet are colder. A countercurrent circulation system in their feet exchanges heat from warm arteries to cooler veins. Duck feet also have fewer ...