A new analysis is the first to document that "black swan" events also occur in animal populations and usually manifest as massive, unexpected die-offs. Black swan events are rare and surprising ...

When a swan was brought from a Brockton park to a Cape Cod wildlife hospital, it was already too late. The injuries caused by a fishing lure were beyond repair, according to a veterinarian who saw the ...

A group of good Samaritans in New York City flew into action to save a sick swan, shuttling the 17-pound bird on the subway to an animal rehab. The “tail” has a happy ending, as the bird recovers at ...

Historically viewed as symbols of lifelong love, grace, and nobility, swans continue to be considered ethereal and, ...

BAYSIDE, Queens (WABC) -- Two New York City police officers swooped in to rescue a swan in distress on the Long Island Expressway. The injured animal landed in the fast lane of the roadway near Exit ...

An animal care worker rescued a dying swan by bringing it on board the New York subway. Ariel Cordova-Rojas was at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York on Thursday when she noticed a ...

Black swan events are rare and surprising occurrences that happen without notice and often wreak havoc on society. The metaphor has been used to describe banking collapses, devastating earthquakes and ...