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ducks

Environment 4 years ago

'You bloody fool': Australian duck can imitate human sound

An Australian musk duck was able to memorise and reproduce sounds and speech -- imitating the noise of a door slamming and someone muttering the phrase "You bloody fool".

Science & Tech 6 years ago

Army of 100,000 Chinese ducks on standby to combat locust swarms

A troop of special Chinese ducks is waiting to be deployed to neighboring Pakistan to fight a swarm of crop-eating pests that threaten regional food security.

Food 6 years ago

New York City Council votes to ban sale of foie gras

New York City, often viewed as the fine dining capital of America, on Wednesday became the latest US locality to ban the sale of foie gras, prompting the country's largest producer of foie gras to vow to mount a court battle to overturn it.

Food 6 years ago

Coffee and quacks served up at Chengdu duck cafe

Crowds in a Chinese eatery ignore their drinks to gather adoringly around four fluffy white ducks, phones poised ready for pictures, at the latest addition to the country's growing list of popular animal cafes.

Environment 6 years ago

French ducks in the dock for quacking

Less than two months after the owner of a French rooster was hauled before a court over his rowdy crowing, the owner of a gaggle of geese and ducks is in the dock over their boisterous quacking.

Environment 6 years ago

The T. rex that became a duck—but we still fear it

Anatidaephobia: the fear that somewhere out there, a duck watching you.

Environment 7 years ago

'World's loneliest duck' Trevor dies on tiny Niue

A lone duck named Trevor that lived on the tiny Pacific island nation of Niue has died, officials say, sparking an outpouring of grief from as far away as New Zealand.

People 8 years ago

Missing giant yellow duck found in Australia

A giant yellow inflatable duck named Daphne that made a break from its moorings in Australia has been located after a week on the lam, its swimming club owners said Monday.

Business 8 years ago

Malaysia to import chickens, ducks from Indonesia

Malaysia plans to import chickens and ducks from Indonesia, following a visit by Indonesian delegates, Animal Farm Board secretary general Ade Zulkarnain told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.

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