An Australian musk duck has been recorded saying “You bloody fool” in the first documented instance of the species mimicking human speech. A hand-reared male named Ripper was recorded imitating the ...

Like musicians tuning their instruments for a a symphony, a host of some of California's best duck callers are preparing to compete in a waterfowl tradition that could lead to a spot in the world ...

Adult musk ducks raised in captivity can mimic the sounds they heard as hatchlings, such as a pony snorting, a door slamming, a man coughing and even what was probably a former caretaker’s catchphrase ...