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item-5 at level 4: list_item: 1 Etymology
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item-7 at level 4: list_item: 2 Taxonomy
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item-9 at level 4: list_item: 3 Morphology
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item-11 at level 4: list_item: 4 Distribution and habitat
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item-13 at level 4: list_item: 5 Behaviour Toggle Behaviour subsection
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item-15 at level 6: list_item: 5.1 Feeding
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item-17 at level 6: list_item: 5.2 Breeding
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item-19 at level 6: list_item: 5.3 Communication
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item-21 at level 6: list_item: 5.4 Predators
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item-23 at level 4: list_item: 6 Relationship with humans Toggle Relationship with humans subsection
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item-25 at level 6: list_item: 6.1 Hunting
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item-27 at level 6: list_item: 6.2 Domestication
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item-29 at level 6: list_item: 6.3 Heraldry
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item-31 at level 6: list_item: 6.4 Cultural references
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item-33 at level 4: list_item: 7 See also
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item-35 at level 4: list_item: 8 Notes Toggle Notes subsection
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item-37 at level 6: list_item: 8.1 Citations
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item-41 at level 4: list_item: 9 External links
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item-128 at level 3: list_item: 閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄
item-129 at level 3: list_item: Мокшень
item-130 at level 3: list_item: Монгол
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item-132 at level 3: list_item: Nederlands
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item-195 at level 2: text: General
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item-211 at level 2: text: In other projects
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item-215 at level 2: text: Appearance
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item-217 at level 2: text: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
item-218 at level 2: text: Common name for many species of bird
item-219 at level 2: text: This article is about the bird. ... as a food, see . For other uses, see .
item-220 at level 2: text: "Duckling" redirects here. For other uses, see .
item-221 at level 2: table with [13x2]
item-222 at level 2: inline: group group
item-223 at level 3: text: Duck is the common name for numerous species of
item-224 at level 3: text: waterfowl
item-225 at level 3: text: in the
item-226 at level 3: text: family
item-227 at level 3: text: Anatidae
item-228 at level 3: text: . Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than
item-229 at level 3: text: swans
item-230 at level 3: text: and
item-231 at level 3: text: geese
item-232 at level 3: text: , which are members of the same ... among several subfamilies, they are a
item-233 at level 3: text: form taxon
item-234 at level 3: text: ; they do not represent a
item-235 at level 3: text: monophyletic group
item-236 at level 3: text: (the group of all descendants of ... not considered ducks. Ducks are mostly
item-237 at level 3: text: aquatic birds
item-238 at level 3: text: , and may be found in both fresh water and sea water.
item-239 at level 2: inline: group group
item-240 at level 3: text: Ducks are sometimes confused wit ... ater birds with similar forms, such as
item-241 at level 3: text: loons
item-242 at level 3: text: or divers,
item-243 at level 3: text: grebes
item-244 at level 3: text: ,
item-245 at level 3: text: gallinules
item-246 at level 3: text: and
item-247 at level 3: text: coots
item-248 at level 3: text: .
item-249 at level 2: section_header: Etymology
item-250 at level 3: inline: group group
item-251 at level 4: text: The word duck comes from
item-252 at level 4: text: Old English
item-253 at level 4: text: dūce'diver', a derivative of the ... because of the way many species in the
item-254 at level 4: text: dabbling duck
item-255 at level 4: text: group feed by upending; compare with
item-256 at level 4: text: Dutch
item-257 at level 4: text: duiken and
item-258 at level 4: text: German
item-259 at level 4: text: tauchen'to dive'.
item-260 at level 3: picture
item-260 at level 4: caption: Pacific black duck displaying the characteristic upending "duck"
item-261 at level 3: inline: group group
item-262 at level 4: text: This word replaced Old English e ... r example, Dutch eend, German Ente and
item-263 at level 4: text: Norwegian
item-264 at level 4: text: and. The word ened/ænid was inherited from
item-265 at level 4: text: Proto-Indo-European
item-266 at level 4: text: ;
item-267 at level 4: text: cf.
item-268 at level 4: text: Latin
item-269 at level 4: text: anas"duck",
item-270 at level 4: text: Lithuanian
item-271 at level 4: text: ántis'duck',
item-272 at level 4: text: Ancient Greek
item-273 at level 4: text: νῆσσα/νῆττα(nēssa/nētta) 'duck', and
item-274 at level 4: text: Sanskrit
item-275 at level 4: text: ātí'water bird', among others.
item-276 at level 3: inline: group group
item-277 at level 4: text: A duckling is a young duck in downy plumage
item-278 at level 4: text: [1]
item-279 at level 4: text: or baby duck,
item-280 at level 4: text: [2]
item-281 at level 4: text: but in the food trade a young do ... , is sometimes labelled as a duckling.
item-282 at level 3: inline: group group
item-283 at level 4: text: A male is called a
item-284 at level 4: text: drake
item-285 at level 4: text: and the female is called a duck, or in
item-286 at level 4: text: ornithology
item-287 at level 4: text: a hen.
item-288 at level 4: text: [3]
item-289 at level 4: text: [4]
item-290 at level 3: picture
item-290 at level 4: caption: Male mallard.
item-291 at level 3: picture
item-291 at level 4: caption: Wood ducks.
item-292 at level 2: section_header: Taxonomy
item-293 at level 3: inline: group group
item-294 at level 4: text: All ducks belong to the
item-295 at level 4: text: biological order
item-296 at level 4: text: Anseriformes
item-297 at level 4: text: , a group that contains the ducks, geese and swans, as well as the
item-298 at level 4: text: screamers
item-299 at level 4: text: , and the
item-300 at level 4: text: magpie goose
item-301 at level 4: text: .
item-302 at level 4: text: [5]
item-303 at level 4: text: All except the screamers belong to the
item-304 at level 4: text: biological family
item-305 at level 4: text: Anatidae
item-306 at level 4: text: .
item-307 at level 4: text: [5]
item-308 at level 4: text: Within the family, ducks are spl ... erable disagreement among taxonomists.
item-309 at level 4: text: [5]
item-310 at level 4: text: Some base their decisions on
item-311 at level 4: text: morphological characteristics
item-312 at level 4: text: , others on shared behaviours or genetic studies.
item-313 at level 4: text: [6]
item-314 at level 4: text: [7]
item-315 at level 4: text: The number of suggested subfamil ... taining ducks ranges from two to five.
item-316 at level 4: text: [8]
item-317 at level 4: text: [9]
item-318 at level 4: text: The significant level of
item-319 at level 4: text: hybridisation
item-320 at level 4: text: that occurs among wild ducks com ... relationships between various species.
item-321 at level 4: text: [9]
item-322 at level 3: picture
item-322 at level 4: caption: Mallard landing in approach
item-323 at level 3: inline: group group
item-324 at level 4: text: In most modern classifications, ... split into a varying number of tribes.
item-325 at level 4: text: [10]
item-326 at level 4: text: The largest of these, the Anatin ... imarily at the surface of fresh water.
item-327 at level 4: text: [11]
item-328 at level 4: text: The 'diving ducks', also named f ... ng method, make up the tribe Aythyini.
item-329 at level 4: text: [12]
item-330 at level 4: text: The 'sea ducks' of the tribe Mer ... majority of their lives in saltwater.
item-331 at level 4: text: [13]
item-332 at level 4: text: The tribe Oxyurini contains the ... r small size and stiff, upright tails.
item-333 at level 4: text: [14]
item-334 at level 3: inline: group group
item-335 at level 4: text: A number of other species called ... ed in other subfamilies or tribes. The
item-336 at level 4: text: whistling ducks
item-337 at level 4: text: are assigned either to a tribe ( ... y Anatinae or the subfamily Anserinae,
item-338 at level 4: text: [15]
item-339 at level 4: text: or to their own subfamily (Dendrocygninae) or family (Dendrocyganidae).
item-340 at level 4: text: [9]
item-341 at level 4: text: [16]
item-342 at level 4: text: The
item-343 at level 4: text: freckled duck
item-344 at level 4: text: of Australia is either the sole ... ctonettini in the subfamily Anserinae,
item-345 at level 4: text: [15]
item-346 at level 4: text: or in its own family, the Stictonettinae.
item-347 at level 4: text: [9]
item-348 at level 4: text: The
item-349 at level 4: text: shelducks
item-350 at level 4: text: make up the tribe Tadornini in t ... ily Anserinae in some classifications,
item-351 at level 4: text: [15]
item-352 at level 4: text: and their own subfamily, Tadorninae, in others,
item-353 at level 4: text: [17]
item-354 at level 4: text: while the
item-355 at level 4: text: steamer ducks
item-356 at level 4: text: are either placed in the family Anserinae in the tribe Tachyerini
item-357 at level 4: text: [15]
item-358 at level 4: text: or lumped with the shelducks in the tribe Tadorini.
item-359 at level 4: text: [9]
item-360 at level 4: text: The
item-361 at level 4: text: perching ducks
item-362 at level 4: text: make up in the tribe Cairinini i ... members assigned to the tribe Anatini.
item-363 at level 4: text: [9]
item-364 at level 4: text: The
item-365 at level 4: text: torrent duck
item-366 at level 4: text: is generally included in the sub ... e in the monotypic tribe Merganettini,
item-367 at level 4: text: [15]
item-368 at level 4: text: but is sometimes included in the tribe Tadornini.
item-369 at level 4: text: [18]
item-370 at level 4: text: The
item-371 at level 4: text: pink-eared duck
item-372 at level 4: text: is sometimes included as a true duck either in the tribe Anatini
item-373 at level 4: text: [15]
item-374 at level 4: text: or the tribe Malacorhynchini,
item-375 at level 4: text: [19]
item-376 at level 4: text: and other times is included with the shelducks in the tribe Tadornini.
item-377 at level 4: text: [15]
item-378 at level 2: section_header: Morphology
item-379 at level 3: picture
item-379 at level 4: caption: Male Mandarin duck
item-380 at level 3: inline: group group
item-381 at level 4: text: The overall
item-382 at level 4: text: body plan
item-383 at level 4: text: of ducks is elongated and broad, ... t from this in being more rounded. The
item-384 at level 4: text: bill
item-385 at level 4: text: is usually broad and contains serrated
item-386 at level 4: text: pectens
item-387 at level 4: text: , which are particularly well de ... e generally short and pointed, and the
item-388 at level 4: text: flight
item-389 at level 4: text: of ducks requires fast continuou ... strong wing muscles. Three species of
item-390 at level 4: text: steamer duck
item-391 at level 4: text: are almost flightless, however. ... duck are temporarily flightless while
item-392 at level 4: text: moulting
item-393 at level 4: text: ; they seek out protected habita ... period. This moult typically precedes
item-394 at level 4: text: migration
item-395 at level 4: text: .
item-396 at level 3: inline: group group
item-397 at level 4: text: The drakes of northern species often have extravagant
item-398 at level 4: text: plumage
item-399 at level 4: text: , but that is
item-400 at level 4: text: moulted
item-401 at level 4: text: in summer to give a more female- ... n resident species typically show less
item-402 at level 4: text: sexual dimorphism
item-403 at level 4: text: , although there are exceptions such as the
item-404 at level 4: text: paradise shelduck
item-405 at level 4: text: of
item-406 at level 4: text: New Zealand
item-407 at level 4: text: , which is both strikingly sexua ... rkscrew shaped vagina to prevent rape.
item-408 at level 2: section_header: Distribution and habitat
item-409 at level 3: picture
item-409 at level 4: caption: Flying steamer ducks in Ushuaia, Argentina
item-410 at level 3: inline: group group
item-411 at level 4: text: Ducks have a
item-412 at level 4: text: cosmopolitan distribution
item-413 at level 4: text: , and are found on every continent except Antarctica.
item-414 at level 4: text: [5]
item-415 at level 4: text: Several species manage to live on subantarctic islands, including
item-416 at level 4: text: South Georgia
item-417 at level 4: text: and the
item-418 at level 4: text: Auckland Islands
item-419 at level 4: text: .
item-420 at level 4: text: [20]
item-421 at level 4: text: Ducks have reached a number of isolated oceanic islands, including the
item-422 at level 4: text: Hawaiian Islands
item-423 at level 4: text: ,
item-424 at level 4: text: Micronesia
item-425 at level 4: text: and the
item-426 at level 4: text: Galápagos Islands
item-427 at level 4: text: , where they are often
item-428 at level 4: text: vagrants
item-429 at level 4: text: and less often
item-430 at level 4: text: residents
item-431 at level 4: text: .
item-432 at level 4: text: [21]
item-433 at level 4: text: [22]
item-434 at level 4: text: A handful are
item-435 at level 4: text: endemic
item-436 at level 4: text: to such far-flung islands.
item-437 at level 4: text: [21]
item-438 at level 3: picture
item-438 at level 4: caption: Female mallard in Cornwall, England
item-439 at level 3: inline: group group
item-440 at level 4: text: Some duck species, mainly those ... that form after localised heavy rain.
item-441 at level 4: text: [23]
item-442 at level 2: section_header: Behaviour
item-443 at level 3: section_header: Feeding
item-444 at level 4: picture
item-444 at level 5: caption: Pecten along the bill
item-445 at level 4: picture
item-445 at level 5: caption: Mallard duckling preening
item-446 at level 4: inline: group group
item-447 at level 5: text: Ducks eat food sources such as
item-448 at level 5: text: grasses
item-449 at level 5: text: , aquatic plants, fish, insects, small amphibians, worms, and small
item-450 at level 5: text: molluscs
item-451 at level 5: text: .
item-452 at level 4: inline: group group
item-453 at level 5: text: Dabbling ducks
item-454 at level 5: text: feed on the surface of water or ... -ending without completely submerging.
item-455 at level 5: text: [24]
item-456 at level 5: text: Along the edge of the bill, there is a comb-like structure called a
item-457 at level 5: text: pecten
item-458 at level 5: text: . This strains the water squirti ... thers and to hold slippery food items.
item-459 at level 4: inline: group group
item-460 at level 5: text: Diving ducks
item-461 at level 5: text: and
item-462 at level 5: text: sea ducks
item-463 at level 5: text: forage deep underwater. To be ab ... ave more difficulty taking off to fly.
item-464 at level 4: inline: group group
item-465 at level 5: text: A few specialized species such as the
item-466 at level 5: text: mergansers
item-467 at level 5: text: are adapted to catch and swallow large fish.
item-468 at level 4: inline: group group
item-469 at level 5: text: The others have the characteristic wide flat bill adapted to
item-470 at level 5: text: dredging
item-471 at level 5: text: -type jobs such as pulling up wa ... y when digging into sediment it has no
item-472 at level 5: text: cere
item-473 at level 5: text: , but the nostrils come out through hard horn.
item-474 at level 4: inline: group group
item-475 at level 5: text: The Guardian
item-476 at level 5: text: published an article advising th ... hould not be fed with bread because it
item-477 at level 5: text: damages the health of the ducks
item-478 at level 5: text: and pollutes waterways.
item-479 at level 5: text: [25]
item-480 at level 3: section_header: Breeding
item-481 at level 4: picture
item-481 at level 5: caption: A Muscovy duckling
item-482 at level 4: inline: group group
item-483 at level 5: text: Ducks generally
item-484 at level 5: text: only have one partner at a time
item-485 at level 5: text: , although the partnership usually only lasts one year.
item-486 at level 5: text: [26]
item-487 at level 5: text: Larger species and the more sede ... e pair-bonds that last numerous years.
item-488 at level 5: text: [27]
item-489 at level 5: text: Most duck species breed once a y ... ng to do so in favourable conditions (
item-490 at level 5: text: spring
item-491 at level 5: text: /summer or wet seasons). Ducks also tend to make a
item-492 at level 5: text: nest
item-493 at level 5: text: before breeding, and, after hatc ... out of (such as nesting in an enclosed
item-494 at level 5: text: courtyard
item-495 at level 5: text: ) or are not prospering due to g ... e nest and led her ducklings to water.
item-496 at level 5: text: [28]
item-497 at level 3: section_header: Communication
item-498 at level 4: inline: group group
item-499 at level 5: text: Female
item-500 at level 5: text: mallard
item-501 at level 5: text: ducks (as well as several other species in the genus Anas, such as the
item-502 at level 5: text: American
item-503 at level 5: text: and
item-504 at level 5: text: Pacific black ducks
item-505 at level 5: text: ,
item-506 at level 5: text: spot-billed duck
item-507 at level 5: text: ,
item-508 at level 5: text: northern pintail
item-509 at level 5: text: and
item-510 at level 5: text: common teal
item-511 at level 5: text: ) make the classic "quack" sound ... at is sometimes written as "breeeeze",
item-512 at level 5: text: [29]
item-513 at level 5: text: [
item-514 at level 5: text: self-published source?
item-515 at level 5: text: ]but, despite widespread misconc ... , most species of duck do not "quack".
item-516 at level 5: text: [30]
item-517 at level 5: text: In general, ducks make a range of
item-518 at level 5: text: calls
item-519 at level 5: text: , including whistles, cooing, yodels and grunts. For example, the
item-520 at level 5: text: scaup
item-521 at level 5: text: which are
item-522 at level 5: text: diving ducks
item-523 at level 5: text: make a noise like "scaup" (hen ... laying calls or quieter contact calls.
item-524 at level 4: inline: group group
item-525 at level 5: text: A common
item-526 at level 5: text: urban legend
item-527 at level 5: text: claims that duck quacks do not e ... y the Acoustics Research Centre at the
item-528 at level 5: text: University of Salford
item-529 at level 5: text: in 2003 as part of the
item-530 at level 5: text: British Association
item-531 at level 5: text: 's Festival of Science.
item-532 at level 5: text: [31]
item-533 at level 5: text: It was also debunked in
item-534 at level 5: text: one of the earlier episodes
item-535 at level 5: text: of the popular Discovery Channel television show
item-536 at level 5: text: MythBusters
item-537 at level 5: text: .
item-538 at level 5: text: [32]
item-539 at level 3: section_header: Predators
item-540 at level 4: picture
item-540 at level 5: caption: Ringed teal
item-541 at level 4: inline: group group
item-542 at level 5: text: Ducks have many predators. Duckl ... ory birds but also for large fish like
item-543 at level 5: text: pike
item-544 at level 5: text: ,
item-545 at level 5: text: crocodilians
item-546 at level 5: text: , predatory
item-547 at level 5: text: testudines
item-548 at level 5: text: such as the
item-549 at level 5: text: alligator snapping turtle
item-550 at level 5: text: , and other aquatic hunters, including fish-eating birds such as
item-551 at level 5: text: herons
item-552 at level 5: text: . Ducks' nests are raided by lan ... naware on the nest by mammals, such as
item-553 at level 5: text: foxes
item-554 at level 5: text: , or large birds, such as
item-555 at level 5: text: hawks
item-556 at level 5: text: or
item-557 at level 5: text: owls
item-558 at level 5: text: .
item-559 at level 4: inline: group group
item-560 at level 5: text: Adult ducks are fast fliers, but ... ng big fish such as the North American
item-561 at level 5: text: muskie
item-562 at level 5: text: and the European
item-563 at level 5: text: pike
item-564 at level 5: text: . In flight, ducks are safe from ... a few predators such as humans and the
item-565 at level 5: text: peregrine falcon
item-566 at level 5: text: , which uses its speed and strength to catch ducks.
item-567 at level 2: section_header: Relationship with humans
item-568 at level 3: section_header: Hunting
item-569 at level 4: inline: group group
item-570 at level 5: text: Humans have hunted ducks since prehistoric times. Excavations of
item-571 at level 5: text: middens
item-572 at level 5: text: in California dating to 7800 6400
item-573 at level 5: text: BP
item-574 at level 5: text: have turned up bones of ducks, i ... st one now-extinct flightless species.
item-575 at level 5: text: [33]
item-576 at level 5: text: Ducks were captured in "significant numbers" by
item-577 at level 5: text: Holocene
item-578 at level 5: text: inhabitants of the lower
item-579 at level 5: text: Ohio River
item-580 at level 5: text: valley, suggesting they took adv ... ounty provided by migrating waterfowl.
item-581 at level 5: text: [34]
item-582 at level 5: text: Neolithic hunters in locations as far apart as the Caribbean,
item-583 at level 5: text: [35]
item-584 at level 5: text: Scandinavia,
item-585 at level 5: text: [36]
item-586 at level 5: text: Egypt,
item-587 at level 5: text: [37]
item-588 at level 5: text: Switzerland,
item-589 at level 5: text: [38]
item-590 at level 5: text: and China relied on ducks as a s ... f protein for some or all of the year.
item-591 at level 5: text: [39]
item-592 at level 5: text: Archeological evidence shows that
item-593 at level 5: text: Māori people
item-594 at level 5: text: in New Zealand hunted the flightless
item-595 at level 5: text: Finsch's duck
item-596 at level 5: text: , possibly to extinction, though ... may also have contributed to its fate.
item-597 at level 5: text: [40]
item-598 at level 5: text: A similar end awaited the
item-599 at level 5: text: Chatham duck
item-600 at level 5: text: , a species with reduced flying ... was colonised by Polynesian settlers.
item-601 at level 5: text: [41]
item-602 at level 5: text: It is probable that duck eggs we ... ugh hard evidence of this is uncommon.
item-603 at level 5: text: [35]
item-604 at level 5: text: [42]
item-605 at level 4: inline: group group
item-606 at level 5: text: In many areas, wild ducks (inclu ... he wild) are hunted for food or sport,
item-607 at level 5: text: [43]
item-608 at level 5: text: by shooting, or by being trapped using
item-609 at level 5: text: duck decoys
item-610 at level 5: text: . Because an idle floating duck ... n "an easy target". These ducks may be
item-611 at level 5: text: contaminated by pollutants
item-612 at level 5: text: such as
item-613 at level 5: text: PCBs
item-614 at level 5: text: .
item-615 at level 5: text: [44]
item-616 at level 3: section_header: Domestication
item-617 at level 4: picture
item-617 at level 5: caption: Indian Runner ducks, a common breed of domestic ducks
item-618 at level 4: inline: group group
item-619 at level 5: text: Ducks have many economic uses, b ... eggs, and feathers (particularly their
item-620 at level 5: text: down
item-621 at level 5: text: ). Approximately 3 billion ducks ... ughtered each year for meat worldwide.
item-622 at level 5: text: [45]
item-623 at level 5: text: They are also kept and bred by a ... domestic ducks are descended from the
item-624 at level 5: text: mallard
item-625 at level 5: text: (Anas platyrhynchos), apart from the
item-626 at level 5: text: Muscovy duck
item-627 at level 5: text: (Cairina moschata).
item-628 at level 5: text: [46]
item-629 at level 5: text: [47]
item-630 at level 5: text: The
item-631 at level 5: text: Call duck
item-632 at level 5: text: is another example of a domestic ... as it weighs less than 1 kg (2.2 lb).
item-633 at level 5: text: [48]
item-634 at level 3: section_header: Heraldry
item-635 at level 4: picture
item-635 at level 5: caption: Three black-colored ducks in the coat of arms of Maaninka[49]
item-636 at level 4: inline: group group
item-637 at level 5: text: Ducks appear on several
item-638 at level 5: text: coats of arms
item-639 at level 5: text: , including the coat of arms of
item-640 at level 5: text: Lubāna
item-641 at level 5: text: (
item-642 at level 5: text: Latvia
item-643 at level 5: text: )
item-644 at level 5: text: [50]
item-645 at level 5: text: and the coat of arms of
item-646 at level 5: text: Föglö
item-647 at level 5: text: (
item-648 at level 5: text: Åland
item-649 at level 5: text: ).
item-650 at level 5: text: [51]
item-651 at level 3: section_header: Cultural references
item-652 at level 4: inline: group group
item-653 at level 5: text: In 2002, psychologist
item-654 at level 5: text: Richard Wiseman
item-655 at level 5: text: and colleagues at the
item-656 at level 5: text: University of Hertfordshire
item-657 at level 5: text: ,
item-658 at level 5: text: UK
item-659 at level 5: text: , finished a year-long
item-660 at level 5: text: LaughLab
item-661 at level 5: text: experiment, concluding that of a ... involving an animal, make it a duck."
item-662 at level 5: text: [52]
item-663 at level 5: text: The word "duck" may have become an
item-664 at level 5: text: inherently funny word
item-665 at level 5: text: in many languages, possibly beca ... n their looks or behavior. Of the many
item-666 at level 5: text: ducks in fiction
item-667 at level 5: text: , many are cartoon characters, such as
item-668 at level 5: text: Walt Disney
item-669 at level 5: text: 's
item-670 at level 5: text: Donald Duck
item-671 at level 5: text: , and
item-672 at level 5: text: Warner Bros.
item-673 at level 5: text: '
item-674 at level 5: text: Daffy Duck
item-675 at level 5: text: .
item-676 at level 5: text: Howard the Duck
item-677 at level 5: text: started as a comic book character in 1973
item-678 at level 5: text: [53]
item-679 at level 5: text: [54]
item-680 at level 5: text: and was made into a
item-681 at level 5: text: movie
item-682 at level 5: text: in 1986.
item-683 at level 4: inline: group group
item-684 at level 5: text: The 1992 Disney film
item-685 at level 5: text: The Mighty Ducks
item-686 at level 5: text: , starring
item-687 at level 5: text: Emilio Estevez
item-688 at level 5: text: , chose the duck as the mascot f ... e nickname and mascot for the eventual
item-689 at level 5: text: National Hockey League
item-690 at level 5: text: professional team of the
item-691 at level 5: text: Anaheim Ducks
item-692 at level 5: text: , who were founded with the name the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.[
item-693 at level 5: text: citation needed
item-694 at level 5: text: ]The duck is also the nickname of the
item-695 at level 5: text: University of Oregon
item-696 at level 5: text: sports teams as well as the
item-697 at level 5: text: Long Island Ducks
item-698 at level 5: text: minor league
item-699 at level 5: text: baseball
item-700 at level 5: text: team.
item-701 at level 5: text: [55]
item-702 at level 2: section_header: See also
item-703 at level 3: list: group list
item-704 at level 4: list_item: Birds portal
item-705 at level 3: list: group list
item-706 at level 4: list_item: Domestic duck
item-707 at level 4: list_item: Duck as food
item-708 at level 4: list_item: Duck test
item-709 at level 4: list_item: Duck breeds
item-710 at level 4: list_item: Fictional ducks
item-711 at level 4: list_item: Rubber duck
item-712 at level 2: section_header: Notes
item-713 at level 3: section_header: Citations
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item-715 at level 5: list_item: ^ "Duckling" . The American Heri ... Company. 2006 . Retrieved 2015-05-22 .
item-716 at level 5: list_item: ^ "Duckling" . Kernerman English ... td. 20002006 . Retrieved 2015-05-22 .
item-717 at level 5: list_item: ^ Dohner, Janet Vorwald (2001). ... niversity Press. ISBN 978-0300138139 .
item-718 at level 5: list_item: ^ Visca, Curt; Visca, Kelley (20 ... Publishing Group. ISBN 9780823961566 .
item-719 at level 5: list_item: ^ a b c d Carboneras 1992 , p. 536.
item-720 at level 5: list_item: ^ Livezey 1986 , pp. 737738.
item-721 at level 5: list_item: ^ Madsen, McHugh & de Kloet 1988 , p. 452.
item-722 at level 5: list_item: ^ Donne-Goussé, Laudet & Hänni 2002 , pp. 353354.
item-723 at level 5: list_item: ^ a b c d e f Carboneras 1992 , p. 540.
item-724 at level 5: list_item: ^ Elphick, Dunning & Sibley 2001 , p. 191.
item-725 at level 5: list_item: ^ Kear 2005 , p. 448.
item-726 at level 5: list_item: ^ Kear 2005 , p. 622623.
item-727 at level 5: list_item: ^ Kear 2005 , p. 686.
item-728 at level 5: list_item: ^ Elphick, Dunning & Sibley 2001 , p. 193.
item-729 at level 5: list_item: ^ a b c d e f g Carboneras 1992 , p. 537.
item-730 at level 5: list_item: ^ American Ornithologists' Union 1998 , p. xix.
item-731 at level 5: list_item: ^ American Ornithologists' Union 1998 .
item-732 at level 5: list_item: ^ Carboneras 1992 , p. 538.
item-733 at level 5: list_item: ^ Christidis & Boles 2008 , p. 62.
item-734 at level 5: list_item: ^ Shirihai 2008 , pp. 239, 245.
item-735 at level 5: list_item: ^ a b Pratt, Bruner & Berrett 1987 , pp. 98107.
item-736 at level 5: list_item: ^ Fitter, Fitter & Hosking 2000 , pp. 523.
item-737 at level 5: list_item: ^ "Pacific Black Duck" . www.wiresnr.org . Retrieved 2018-04-27 .
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item-741 at level 5: list_item: ^ Smith, Cyndi M.; Cooke, Fred; ... condor/102.1.201 . hdl : 10315/13797 .
item-742 at level 5: list_item: ^ "If You Find An Orphaned Duckl ... on 2018-09-23 . Retrieved 2018-12-22 .
item-743 at level 5: list_item: ^ Carver, Heather (2011). The Du ... 0557901562 . [ self-published source ]
item-744 at level 5: list_item: ^ Titlow, Budd (2013-09-03). Bir ... an & Littlefield. ISBN 9780762797707 .
item-745 at level 5: list_item: ^ Amos, Jonathan (2003-09-08). " ... s" . BBC News . Retrieved 2006-11-02 .
item-746 at level 5: list_item: ^ "Mythbusters Episode 8" . 12 December 2003.
item-747 at level 5: list_item: ^ Erlandson 1994 , p. 171.
item-748 at level 5: list_item: ^ Jeffries 2008 , pp. 168, 243.
item-749 at level 5: list_item: ^ a b Sued-Badillo 2003 , p. 65.
item-750 at level 5: list_item: ^ Thorpe 1996 , p. 68.
item-751 at level 5: list_item: ^ Maisels 1999 , p. 42.
item-752 at level 5: list_item: ^ Rau 1876 , p. 133.
item-753 at level 5: list_item: ^ Higman 2012 , p. 23.
item-754 at level 5: list_item: ^ Hume 2012 , p. 53.
item-755 at level 5: list_item: ^ Hume 2012 , p. 52.
item-756 at level 5: list_item: ^ Fieldhouse 2002 , p. 167.
item-757 at level 5: list_item: ^ Livingston, A. D. (1998-01-01) ... ditions, Limited. ISBN 9781853263774 .
item-758 at level 5: list_item: ^ "Study plan for waterfowl inju ... n 2022-10-09 . Retrieved 2 July 2019 .
item-759 at level 5: list_item: ^ "FAOSTAT" . www.fao.org . Retrieved 2019-10-25 .
item-760 at level 5: list_item: ^ "Anas platyrhynchos, Domestic ... Digimorph.org . Retrieved 2012-12-23 .
item-761 at level 5: list_item: ^ Sy Montgomery. "Mallard; Encyc ... ritannica.com . Retrieved 2012-12-23 .
item-762 at level 5: list_item: ^ Glenday, Craig (2014). Guinnes ... ed. pp. 135 . ISBN 978-1-908843-15-9 .
item-763 at level 5: list_item: ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in F ... to. 1982. p. 147. ISBN 951-773-085-3 .
item-764 at level 5: list_item: ^ "Lubānas simbolika" (in Latvian) . Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
item-765 at level 5: list_item: ^ "Föglö" (in Swedish) . Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
item-766 at level 5: list_item: ^ Young, Emma. "World's funniest ... Scientist . Retrieved 7 January 2019 .
item-767 at level 5: list_item: ^ "Howard the Duck (character)" . Grand Comics Database .
item-768 at level 5: list_item: ^ Sanderson, Peter ; Gilbert, La ... luding this bad-tempered talking duck.
item-769 at level 5: list_item: ^ "The Duck" . University of Oregon Athletics . Retrieved 2022-01-20 .
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item-855 at level 1: caption: Pacific black duck displaying the characteristic upending "duck"
item-856 at level 1: caption: Male mallard.
item-857 at level 1: caption: Wood ducks.
item-858 at level 1: caption: Mallard landing in approach
item-859 at level 1: caption: Male Mandarin duck
item-860 at level 1: caption: Flying steamer ducks in Ushuaia, Argentina
item-861 at level 1: caption: Female mallard in Cornwall, England
item-862 at level 1: caption: Pecten along the bill
item-863 at level 1: caption: Mallard duckling preening
item-864 at level 1: caption: A Muscovy duckling
item-865 at level 1: caption: Ringed teal
item-866 at level 1: caption: Indian Runner ducks, a common breed of domestic ducks
item-867 at level 1: caption: Three black-colored ducks in the coat of arms of Maaninka[49]