EXCLUSIVE: Sound the Octo-alert! Chinese giant Wanda Studios has completed the deal to buy-out Sony from its $49M stake in Octonauts rights holder Vampire Squid Productions (VSP), giving the Chinese ...

LANSING, MI – Now, they are among Michigan’s most hunted waterfowl, with male wood ducks described as one of the most beautiful birds in the world. But only a few generations ago, the wood duck was ...

SALEM TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — Michigan has named the wood duck as the state's very first official duck, a bird that turns heads with its rare beauty and ...

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CLEARWATER, Fla. — What has been dubbed the world’s largest rubber duck is spending the next two weeks at Clearwater’s Coachman Park. The massive inflatable duck, named “Mama Duck,” will be posted up ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A special visitor will be making an appearance in downtown Clearwater in January, and you won’t be able to miss it. The “World’s Largest Rubber Duck” is set to visit Coachman Park ...

The Mucky Duck restaurant on Captiva reopened on March 14, 2026, after being closed since late 2024. It has been restored to its original English-style pub look, with both indoor and outdoor dining ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The American robin can move over. Michigan has another state bird. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday making the wood duck Michigan’s official state duck.

Michigan has a new state symbol. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday, March 26 that designates the wood duck as the official state duck of Michigan. The wood duck joins iconography like ...

Wanda Studios’ Vampire Squid Productions (VSP) will serve as the sole global rights holder of The Octonauts franchise across worldwide territories after acquiring the remaining 49 percent stake of the ...

I grew up in northeast Ohio in the 1970s, which meant, as a duck hunter , I grew up hearing duck sounds from mallards and black ducks, both of which quack. My father and I didn’t attempt to call wood ...