There were two nests that year; one in Galway, the other in Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery. Now there are reports from Glasnevin that mandarin ducks are nesting there. If so, it’s another ‘first’, at ...

Female goldeneye ducks can make cheating pay big-time, doubling the number of their offspring by sneaking off to lay eggs in nests other than their own. Bird-watchers have long known that many female ...

The internet has fallen in love with a lone Mandarin duck ever since it appeared in New York City’s Central Park. But this sexy bird isn’t “New York City’s most eligible bachelor,” as New York ...

A worker moves mandarin duck eggs from an artificial nest box at the Yuan'an Juhe National Wetland Park in Yuan'an county, Hubei province. [Photo provided to CHINA DAILY] Thanks to a caring hen, eight ...

The mandarin duck: "All their eggs in one basket" Last year, I was surprised to find my female mandarin duck was turning into a male. Even as a zoology graduate and someone who has kept birds in an ...

An unusual animal has made its home in New York’s Central Park, dazzling passersby with its vibrant blues, purples, greens and gold: a Mandarin duck. This creature is far from its homeland – it’s ...

Last year, I was surprised to find my female mandarin duck was turning into a male. Even as a zoology graduate and someone who has kept birds in an aviary since I was 10 years old, I had absolutely no ...