Birds.

San Antonio, Texas, is in a state of mourning. According to the San Antonio Express-News, a duck who was popular around the San Antonio River Walk has been killed. Investigators have gathered evidence that implicates two men in the death of George the duck. Surveillance video shows the two suspects carrying what appears to be George's lifeless body, walking alongside four other men. The four accompanying men are not being considered as suspects, but they do appear to be connected to the two main accused. The Humane Society of the United States and San Antonio Crime Stoppers are each offering $5,000 for more information regarding George's death. According to Audra Houghton, animal ...

The story is so rare, so unusual that Jay Holcomb, International Bird Rescue's director, can't remember it ever happening in his 40-year career. It's a bittersweet story with a heartwarming outcome. On April 22, 2013, a female Mallard Duck who had been hit by a car in Napa, CA, was brought to our San Francisco Bay wildlife hospital in nearby Fairfield. Staff veterinarian Dr. Rebecca Duerr took an X-ray to determine the extent of the duck's injuries. Sadly, the X-ray showed a broken spine, an injury too severe for her to be saved. Also revealed: an egg she was ready to lay. "When I saw the egg, I thought, Why not remove it and put it in our incubator?" Duerr said. "It would be wonderful ...

On any given day, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) treats 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater and provides more than a billion gallons of clean drinking water in the Big Apple. But amidst that massive demand, a couple of DEP workers didn't mind stopping recently to lend a helping hand to some of the city's smallest residents. RELATED: Adorable Ducklings Offer Hope for the World's Rarest Bird (Video) "Me and my coworkers were flagged down by the NYPD and FDNY," DEP worker Joe Maresca explains. "We were informed that there were ducklings stuck in a catch basis along with a frantic and confused mother duck. We were happy to help and removed the grate and retrieved ...