Could the water-loving mallard be any merrier this time of year? With Christmas just a few days away, this familiar duck species can be found almost anywhere in the Inland Northwest where there’s ...

Mallard Creek, No. 3 in The Observer’s preseason Sweet 16, made a statement at Saturday’s George Lynch Invitational, plus top ...

New data adds to ongoing research that paints a clearer picture of the prevalence of game-farm genetics in wild mallard populations.

Newport Beach police are investigating an incident of possible animal cruelty, after a mallard was discovered Sunday near a Costa Mesa school with an arrow piercing its neck and transported to a ...

The U.S. population of eastern mallards – dabbling ducks with distinctive green heads – has plunged inexplicably by 50 percent in the last 20 years, causing scientists to launch research into the ...

In April 2021, many social media users got their first glimpse of "Long Boi," a duck that lives near the campus of the University of York in England. An image of this dapper duck was widely shared on ...