His system of nomenclature and classification is fundamental to the study of not just evolution but of taxonomy and ...

We all have at least one friend that treats their dog like an actual human child. Scientists think you shouldn't be a hater: ...

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In early June, wildlife rehabber Jane Newhouse was placing a group of orphaned ducklings in a warm brooder when one of them caught her eye. “He was struggling to walk,” Newhouse told The Dodo. “His ...

A staffer at a museum in Washington, D.C., was surprised to spot a duck on a fifth-story terrace. Yet the webbed-footed ...