My eleven-year-old son is an amateur naturalist. He takes his cue, literally, from The Amateur Naturalist by Gerald Durrell (from The Durrells). My friend lent him her childhood copy and he has ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Should Battle Creek residents keep ducks and quail as pets? City officials want to know! We’re told the Planning Division is in the early stages of drafting a citywide ordinance ...

Adult button quails are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, and chicks are even smaller. This ground-dwelling species is very rare and only found in thick grasslands. They’re the smallest ...