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Man Saves Ducklings From Sewer On His Lunch Break

2012-05-18T08:27:02Z

Kurt Heersema was just grabbing lunch at a Tinley Park, Ill. deli Wednesday when he noticed a duck frantically making noise and circling a sewer grate...

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LOOK: Where Are Alexandria's Female Ducks?

2012-05-16T13:45:29Z

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- If you're down on the Old Town waterfront these days, you may wonder why there are so many ducks hanging out. Specifically, male du...

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LOOK: A New Family Of 11 Shacks Up In School's Courtyard

2012-05-14T18:42:06Z

This almost makes us want to go back to school.

Sterling Elementary School first grade teacher Katherine Hayden wanted to spruce up the Virginia sc...

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WATCH: Dog Hides Food From Duck

2012-03-25T16:55:32Z

Nothing comes between a pup and his chow. Not even a red-faced duck.

In this adorable YouTube video, a dog picks up his bowl of food and makes a ru...

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WATCH: Ducklings Cross Pennsylvania Ave., White House Fence

2012-03-21T17:33:16Z

WASHINGTON -- If you're feeling down in the dumps, just watch this video of some Washingtonians helping a duck and her ducklings cross Pennsylvani...

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WATCH: Puppies, Ducklings Frolic Around Water Bowl

2012-03-19T15:30:00Z

These Australian Shepherd puppies are determined to perfect their herding skills, but a group of ducklings are set on making the task a bit difficult....

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Adorable Ducklings Following Their Mothers

2012-03-01T13:46:35Z

With spring right around the corner, what better way to celebrate warmer weather and sunny days than with some cute little ducklings? If there's one t...

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Carl Safina: Oil and Herring Don't Mix

2012-01-17T16:40:42Z

When the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska's Prince William Sound, it unleashed a regional catastrophe whose effects continue to play out these two decades later. One such apparent effect was the subsequent collapse of the region's herring.

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Carl Safina: Enough Duck Shooting

2012-01-03T17:27:01Z

Unlike deer hunting, which benefits people, the land, and the surviving deer, no justification for duck hunting rings true.

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OREGON WINS ROSE BOWL

2012-01-02T20:40:12Z

PASADENA, Calif. -- Oregon's incredible offense busted up Wisconsin and the record books on the way to the Ducks' first Rose Bowl victory in 95 years....

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Fowl Play: City Threatens 80-Year-Old 'Bird Lady' With Jail

2011-12-08T11:44:57Z

This law is for the birds, but it shouldn't be, according to an 80-year-old woman who's defied a Massachusetts town rule that bans feeding ducks and g...

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Julie Gerstenblatt: I Quack for Groupon

2011-11-10T12:55:00Z

In the weeks leading up to Groupon's IPO -- which had its incredibly successful public debut Friday -- there has been much talk about the magic (or lack thereof) that makes Groupon, well, Groupon.

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WATCH: Make Way For Ducklings

2011-08-08T08:51:21Z

Ever since the children's book Make Way for Ducklings hit shelves in 1941, Americans have been hip to the fact that waterfowl need to cross the road j...

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WATCH: Australian News Anchor Accidentally Reels In Duck

2011-07-15T09:39:43Z

"Peking duck, anyone?"

That's the best line Australian "Today" show host Karl Stefanovic could muster up on Thursday when Nine Network's shark expe...

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Famous Quotes With One Word Replaced By 'Duck'

2011-07-07T12:44:18Z

Ducks are taking over the Internet!

OK, not exactly, but the folks on Twitter -- who aren't exactly quaks -- are sharing their favorite quotes, in ...

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WATCH: One Man's Loving Tribute To His Duck

2011-07-05T13:15:50Z

Mervin the duck has been gone for some time now, but that doesn't make this tribute his owner put together any less endearing.

By chronicling him ...

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Duck, Turtle, Cat: Today In Furry Friends

2011-06-29T17:37:40Z

It's been a busy day at HuffPost Chicago and we've been so inundated with animal news in particular that we decided to pull it all together for our fr...

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Patrizia Chen: Life With Poultry

2011-05-13T10:09:58Z

When I married, life as I knew it changed radically. No more modeling, no clubs, basta to late nights out or sudden trips to exotic islands just to m...

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WATCH: Reporter's Daring (And Adorable) Rescue

2011-05-10T11:14:33Z

When a reporter looked into a sewer, he knew he had to jump in and (very delicately) help....

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Michel Rouyer, French Farmer, Fined After Feeding Ducks Marijuana

2010-11-22T15:39:00Z

A French farmer has confessed to feeding marijuana to his ducks in an effort to de-worm them, the BBC is reporting.

Farmer Michel Rouyer of Gripperi...

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Dr. Irene S. Levine: Sunday in The Park

2010-11-21T22:57:11Z

Spending a Sunday in Central Park is never a disappointment. There are unexpected surprises at every turn.

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Meredith Fineman: Fifty First (J)Dates: The Duke Duck List

2010-10-04T12:42:37Z

In light of the recent PowerPoint compiled by a Duke student, chronicling her sexual exploits in excruciating detail, I realized that she left out one contender: Duke lacrosse player Sam Mallard.

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Denver Duck Deaths At Water Treatment Plants Likely Due

2010-07-28T10:47:01Z

DENVER -- More than 1,000 ducks found dead around Front Range treatment plans likely died when chemicals in the water caused their feathers to lose wa...

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Brad Haskel: Foie Gras: Something to Think About

2010-08-15T11:22:04Z

I have listened to a lot of arguments regarding the treatment of ducks and geese in the production of foie gras, and I have to say that I really don't understand the moral dilemma.

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Utah Oil Spill:

2010-06-12T19:27:44Z

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)— A leaked pipeline sent oil spilling into a Salt Lake City creek, coating geese and ducks and closing a park, officials said...

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