Cold Duck Survives 2 Days In Fridge

A duck that was shot and stuck in a refrigerator for two days survived and now has a new lease on life.

Shot by a Tallahassee, Fla hunter, the duck was destined for the dinner table and placed inside a refrigerator for two days.

But when the hunter's wife opened the fridge, the duck lifted its head.

The hunter and his family decided to spare the duck's life, sending the animal to a wildlife sanctuary.

It Takes A Village: Female Ducks Negotiate Joint Rearing Of Ducklings

Female eider ducks are well known to team up and share the work of rearing ducklings, but it now appears that they also negotiate not only how much effort each puts into the partnership, but also profit-sharing. An international group of scientists used a long-running study of the eider population in a Finnish archipelago to test predictions about how each hen seeks to maximize her benefits from the partnership without making it so unattractive that other hens withdraw their participation.

As hens arrive at the rearing-area with their ducklings, a period of intense socializing ensues. The hens then sort themselves into cliques -- pairs, trios, or quartets -- with each hen in a group assuming a distinct role.

Over 1,000 Mallard Ducks Die in Idaho

More than 1,000 mallard ducks have died along a single creek in southern Idaho, and officials on Wednesday tested tissue samples to find out why.

The symptoms _ lesions in the lungs and hemorrhaging in the heart wall _ likely point to a bacterial infection, not avian flu, said Dave Parrish, regional supervisor for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

State wildlife biologists and U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigators were not ruling out any cause of death.