These lovers come from different sides of the quacks. An off-Broadway version of “West Side Story” has been playing out in Central Park this spring, as a male wood duck has found love with a female ...

The hens aren’t coming home to roost, and something’s going to have to change. Beginning in Minnesota. The hens in this case are mallards, specifically adult hen mallards, and their absence on the ...

Connecticut wildlife biologists are seeking the public’s help in gauging the reproductive health of mallard ducks in the state. Also known as the “greenhead” for the males’ emerald mantles, mallards ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — It almost sounds like the set-up for a particularly cheesy joke, but it’s true: what happens when a mallard duck tries to cross a Richmond intersection and a kind-hearted driver ...

The emerald head of the male Mallard is unmistakable. The female wears the camo outfit with a mottled brown body but also look for some orange on the beak and white ...

What if you could tell a potential partner’s STD status just by looking at them? That’s the evolutionary advantage that ducks appear to have. It turns out mallard ducks have a problem with the males ...

Ducks are mysterious, which is part of their attraction. By species, they can appear wildly different from one another — think florid male wood ducks and more subtly colored male ringnecks. Their ...