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Myrtle Beach firefighters fly into action to save 12 ducklings

Myrtle Beach firefighters helped to reunite a webbed feet family.They were called to an animal rescue mission on Wednesday along Farrow Parkway where they found a dozen distressed ducklings stuck in a ... read more

A rare mammal with a trunk-like snout and webbed feet: The Iberian desman faces extinction

The ‘Spanish platypus’ is unique to the Iberian Peninsula and a jewel of evolution that has lost up to 70% of the geographical range it occupied three decades ago ... read more

Who Even Is Mother Goose?

A huge number of classic nursery rhymes and children’s tales are attributed to a figure known as Mother Goose. She’s often depicted as a matronly old woman, but she does occasionally look decidedly ... read more

Week in wildlife – in pictures: a hungry jackal, a cat with webbed feet and a cheeky badger

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world ... read more

32 dog breeds that are made for swimming

Some dogs are built to swim, with a streamlined body shape, strong muscles, and – like ducks – webbed feet to propel them through the waves. These breeds tend to have innate swimming instincts ... read more

Wisdom, World's Oldest Wild Bird, Seen Courting Again After Losing Mate Of 60 Years

After three long years without the appearance of her mate, Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, appears to have hung up her metaphorical mourning outfit and put her best dancing shoes back on, ... read more

Penguins 101: Nature's Fanciest Seabirds

April 25 is World Penguin Day. To celebrate, we’re exploring the world of these wonderful waddlers–from what makes them fun to why we need to protect them. read more

Gene-based therapy restores cellular development and function in brain cells from people with Timothy syndrome

In a proof-of-concept study, researchers demonstrated the effectiveness of a potential new therapy for Timothy syndrome, an often life-threatening and rare genetic disorder that affects a wide range ... read more

Be prepared for sudden stops in New Jersey in the weeks ahead

This time of year, they have just hatched their eggs about three weeks ago and they're escorting them around to feed and learn how to swim. read more

Relooking At The Animal School Fable And Differential Strengths

The animals organized a school to help their children deal with the problems of the new world. And to make it easier to administer the curriculum of running, climbing, swimming and flying, they ... read more

Web-Footed Gecko

These geckos have adapted their webbed feet not only to help them stay atop, but to bury beneath the dunes of the Namib Desert. Strictly nocturnal lizards, they spend the day in self-dug burrows ... read more