RIVERVIEW, Fla. — For Kayla Toole, it was love at first cuddle. “I knew the second I picked up those first two ducklings that I was a duck person,” she said with a smile. Toole now owns eight ducks.

While dogs may still reign supreme as the companion of choice, there is one unlikely pet that is taking the our hearts by storm: ducks. The popularity of ducks is off the charts. Google searches for ...

This year’s Earth Day came with a few surprises: Fourteen surprises, in fact, all waddling and quacking just in time for the holiday. A muscovy duck named mAGEy (pronounced “Maggie”) from the pond in ...