Ever caught yourself walking like a duck? You know that distinctive outward angle your feet make when strolling through the mall or hustling across the street? If you’ve noticed this waddling walk in ...

Everyone can recognize ducks: They are the birds that swim. In fall and winter, we have lots of ducks, along with geese and swans, their similarly easy-to-recognize relatives. But here’s the trick: ...

Watching a mallard duck waddle across a frozen pond completely unfazed by the cold march, I wondered at how I would feel doing the same thing in bare feet. I suspect that pain and misery aside, it ...