Duck Behavior
Are Ducks Smart?
Yes, ducks are smart in at least one measured way, and smarter than "bird-brain" allows. In 2016 Oxford researchers showed…
Quackoria Learn
Quackoria Learn
Duck knowledge worth reading — facts, breeds, behaviour, anatomy and the wild world of ducks.
Duck Behavior
Why Do Ducks Wag Their Tails?
Two reasons are documented, and one is not. Ducks wag their tails as a comfort movement after a swim, and…
Duck Behavior
Why Do Ducks Bob Their Heads?
Ducks bob their heads to court. The rhythmic up-and-down pumping you see on a pond in winter is a signal…
Duck Anatomy
Do Ducks Have Knees?
Yes. Ducks have knees — two, complete with kneecaps — and they bend the same way yours do; they are…
Duck Anatomy
Do Ducks Have Tongues?
Yes, ducks have tongues, and bigger, stranger ones than you would guess: about 6.3 centimetres long in a domestic duck,…
Duck Anatomy
Do Ducks Have Ears?
Yes. Ducks have ears — a middle ear and an inner ear much like ours — but no ear flap,…
Duck Facts
How Fast Can Ducks Fly?
Most ducks fly at 40 to 60 miles per hour, and migrating mallards are estimated at about 55; how fast…
Duck Facts
Can Ducks Fly?
Yes — wild ducks can fly, nearly all of them, and fly well. The exceptions are three species of steamer…
Duck Facts
What Is a Group of Ducks Called?
A group of ducks is called a flock, and on the water a raft or a paddling. Everything else you…
Duck Behavior
Can Ducks Drown?
Yes, ducks can drown. A duck floats on trapped air and preen oil, and when either fails it can sink.…
Duck Anatomy
Do Ducks Eat Rocks?
Yes, ducks eat rocks on purpose. They have no teeth, so they swallow small stones and sand — grit —…
Duck Facts
What Is a Male Duck Called?
A male duck is called a drake. The female is simply a duck, or a hen to keepers and hunters,…