Duck Culture
The Rubber Duck: How a Bath Toy Became a Global Icon
It is usually not rubber, it was not designed to float, and the famous story about a container of rubber…
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Duck knowledge worth reading — facts, breeds, behaviour, anatomy and the wild world of ducks.
Migration
Why Do Ducks Fly in a V? What the Research Actually Shows
The birds behind get a lift from the bird in front. That much is sound physics. The famous 71 per…
Ducklings
Imprinting: Why Ducklings Follow the First Thing They See
Konrad Lorenz made imprinting famous, but he was not the first to describe it, he was wrong about it being…
Duck Eggs
Duck Egg Colors: Why They Are White, Blue, Green or Black
Every eggshell colour in every bird comes from just two pigments, laid down in the final hours before the egg…
Habitats
Where Do Ducks Live? Duck Habitats Around the World
Ducks live wherever there is water, but the waters are wildly different: a mallard on a park pond, a wood…
Duck History
Duck Domestication: How Ducks Became Farm Animals
Almost every farm duck descends from the mallard. The Muscovy does not — it was domesticated separately in the Americas.…
Duck Breeds
Welsh Harlequin Duck: The Calm Layer You Can Sex at Hatch
The Welsh Harlequin descends from two light-coloured Khaki Campbell ducklings hatched in 1949; Metzer Farms rates it among the calmest…
Duck Breeds
Call Duck: The Smallest Breed, and a Loud One
The Call duck is the smallest domestic duck breed, and a loud one: a bantam believed to be Dutch, bred…
Duck Breeds
Rouen Duck: A Mallard the Size of a Goose
The Rouen is a mallard the size of a goose: the wild duck's colour pattern on a heavy, boat-shaped body.…
Duck Breeds
Muscovy Duck: The Domestic Duck That Is Not a Mallard
The Muscovy is the one domestic duck that is not a duck in the usual sense: a different species, with…
Duck Breeds
Cayuga Duck: The Black Duck With the Green Shine and the Black Eggs
The Cayuga is the black duck with the green shine: an American breed in the standard since 1874, quiet, hardy,…
Duck Breeds
Indian Runner Duck: The Duck That Stands Up
The Indian Runner is the duck that stands up. Tall, thin and bottle-shaped, it walks instead of waddling and has…