DUCKS
Bird - Vertebrate - Omnivore
Bird - Vertebrate - Omnivore
MANDARIN DUCK
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MALLARD DRAKE
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Male: Drake
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Female: Duck, Hen
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Young: Duckling
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DUCKS
There are more than 40 breeds of domestic ducks.
- Are related to geese and swans.
- Have very waterproof feathers with a waxy coating.
- Have a downy under-layer of feathers.
- Have webbed feet that act as paddles, so that they waddle instead of walk or hop.
- Have good eyesight.
- When preening, they spread a waxy coating on each feather.
- Ducking are covered in down.
- When nesting, the female will pluck her own down to line the nest.
- Eat grass, aquatic plants, insects, seeds, fruit and fish.
- Can live between 2-12 years, depending upon the species.
- A duck's quack does not echo, and nobody knows why.
- Most ducks don't quack.
- A duck's egg was found with live fish inside it - it was found in a pond in the French Alps.
- Cannot walk without bobbing its head.
- Ducks love to surf. They will often ride the tide, and swim back to ride them again.
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WOOD DUCKLING
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Muscovy Duck
Common Shelduck
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Eurasian Wigeon
Black-Headed Duck
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