Before babies can speak words, they are grunting and cooing as they try to mimic the sounds they hear from us. It's all part of early language, creating a foundation which lead to first words. This ...

Hunting waterfowl as a pastime goes back centuries, and while some of the hunting technology has advanced considerably, one tool has remained constant: the handheld duck call. To attract their prey, ...

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 ...

Researchers used a line array of hydrophones towed behind a ship for three weeks in the 1980s. They collected data nonstop, listening to all the sounds in the ocean. One such sound was the enigmatic ...

(CNN) — 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 ...