Duck Facts and Information - ListAnimals

Duck An amphibian feathered creature of the family Anatidae, having a level bill and webbed feet. In particular, a grown-up female duck; stood out from drake and with duckling. The substance of a duck utilized as food.

Duck Quick Facts

Common Name	Duck
Scientific Name	Anas Platyrhynchos
Group	Bird
Wingspan	60cm - 80cm (24in - 31in)
Habitat	Rivers, lakes and woodland wetlands
Colour	Green, Black, Grey, Brown, White, Yellow
Size (L)	30cm - 50cm (12in - 20in)
Weight	0.7kg - 1.4kg (1.5lbs - 3lbs)
Top Speed	55km/h (88mph)
Diet	Omnivore
Prey	Insects, Frogs, Plants, Shellfish
Skin Type	Feathers
Lifestyle	Pack
Lifespan	4 - 8 years
Favourite Food	Insects

Duck Information

• The duck is various species in the Anatidae group of feathered creatures. They are identified with swans and geese.

• Ducks are for the most part sea-going feathered creatures living in both new water and ocean water and found on each landmass with the exception of Antarctica.

• A male duck is known as a drake, a female duck a hen, and a child duck a duckling.

• Ducks are omnivores. They feed on amphibian plants, little fish, creepy crawlies, worms, grubs and that's only the tip of the iceberg. Individuals regularly feed trained ducks bread.

• Plunging ducks and ocean ducks scan for food genuinely profound submerged. To have the option to remain submerged all the more effectively, jumping ducks are very substantial.

• Dallying ducks feed on the outside of water, ashore, or by ducking their head submerged. Along the edge of their nose is a brush like structure called a pecten, that empowers them to hold elusive food and channel supplements out of the water.

• A typical urban legend is that a ducks quack doesn't reverberate. This has be that as it may, been demonstrated to be bogus.

• Ducks are interested and cordial animals they have been tamed as pets and livestock for over 500 years. Every local duck are plummeted from either the Mallard or the Muscovy duck.

• The most widely recognized and perceived types of duck is the Mallard or Wild duck. It is a fiddling duck that lives in the Americas, Europe, Asia, North Africa, and has been acquainted with New Zealand and Australia.

• The male Mallard has a lustrous green head, dim wings and midsection, while the female has an earthy colored dotted plumage. Mallard ducks have a shedding season, they are helpless during this time as the shedding stops them flying.

• Mallard ducks live 5 to 10 years in the wild and 8+ years in imprisonment.

• Heaven Shelducks of New Zealand frequently make them mate accomplice forever.

• All ducks have profoundly waterproof quills because of the plumes interlocking nature and waxy covering.

• Ducks have numerous monetary employments. Their plumes, especially their fundamental 'down' quills, are utilized in numerous items, while the white Pekin duck is the most widely recognized assortment raised for eggs and meat.

• Ducks have highlighted as famous animation characters throughout the years, for example, Walt Disney's Donald Duck and Warner Brothers, Daffy Duck.