A good friend phoned a few days ago with news they have added a new puppy to their family. He and is wife affectionately named the rust colored miniature dachshund “Lucy.” “She’s just a little thing — ...

Birds, by design, tend to be small, light and streamlined. Yet there are some that push the boundaries of size. Here is the avian world’s best example of an ultra-heavyweight flyer. Birds of prey are ...