Europe News: A fire department in the German state of Lower Saxony intervened when a duck's feathers froze to the surface of a pond near a sewage treatment plant.

While these cute baby animals are great for photo shoots and entertaining children, they live on well past Easter and need to be cared for, just like any other pet.

Students at Murrumburrah High School, in Harden on the New South Wales south-west slopes, had raised the two Saxony ducks as part of the school's agriculture curriculum.

It recently released its debut EP “Right and Wrong” this June, and lead singer Saxony Raine won the award for best female rock artist at the GA Music Awards.

Chonky Boi, a slightly rotund Saxony duck who lived on the University of York campus, was put to sleep today after a fox attack.

Firefighters in central Germany swooped into action when the a duck was found with its plumage frozen to the surface of a lake.

Students at Murrumburrah High School, in Harden on the New South Wales south-west slopes, had raised the two Saxony ducks as part of the school's agriculture curriculum.