Most of us know that ducklings imprint on their parents. But sometimes, the imprinting process doesn’t go exactly as planned. Movies like “Fly Away Home,” for instance, depict extreme (and adorable!) examples of what can happen when baby animals learn behaviors from animals of other species or even humans instead of their actual parents. This […]
At the Vergenoegd Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, South Africa, the use of pesticides is a taboo topic. Instead of spraying chemicals to keep the bugs at bay, they’ve come up with a…different idea (to say the least). They’re called Indian runner ducks. Yes, you read that right! More than 1,000 waterbirds call the vineyard their […]