Jerry Coyne, a professor emeritus in the Department of Ecology and Evolution and the official “duck-master” of Botany Pond, spoke to the Maroon about the pond’s new inhabitants.

Troopers and nearby good Samaritans captured the babies and lured the mother duck to safety, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.

Troopers had to use “noisy ducklings” to lure their mom to safety in Arizona, photos show. The ducks were seen April 1 on a ...