Encompassing grace and power, the familiar Mute Swan can be seen all year round on suitable waterbodies. The large size and bright white plumage make adult Mute Swans unmistakeable. They can be ...

Endangered and Threatened inland fish and wildlife species in Maine are listed either under Maine's Endangered Species Act [MESA], the U.S. Endangered Species Act [ESA], or both. Species listed under ...

During his Indian campaign, Alexander founded the city of Bucephala, the name of his favorite horse that was mortally wounded during the campaign. At the tender age of ten-years-old, a trader from ...

He died in 326 BC, at the age of 29, during the Indus campaign. His death was a great shock to Alexander, who honored his loyal companion by founding the city of Bucephala (modern-day Pakistan), where ...

Cities such as Bucephala, Nicaea and Alexandria would become trade hubs and cultural melting pots, and the Indo-Greek exchange would have profound impacts on the art and traditions of both ...

You can find nonbreeding long-tailed ducks on Virginia’s coast. A male bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) duck is swimming on Yellow Lake, Sammamish, King County, Washington State, USA. (Photo ...

One October morning in 336 B.C., the small theater at Aigai, the ceremonial center of ancient Macedonia, began to fill with honored guests. They had come from across Greece and the Balkans to ...

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How many famous black horses do you know? Tall, dark and handsome – there’s something so irresistible about a black horse. From the Lloyds Friesians galloping across our screens to equine ...

The African pygmy-goose is a perching duck species. ©Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE / CC BY-SA 2.0 - Original / License African pygmy-geese are native to continental Africa and Madagascar (and despite the ...

A small spotted driftfish (Ariomma regulus) was swimming closely beside a nudibranch sea slug (Phylliroe lichtensteinii). The gelatinous host appeared to provide the fish shelter and refuge in the ...