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Revision as of 23:22, 8 December 2002 by Ortolan88 (talk | contribs) (eiderdown doesn't come from ducks, it comes from eiders)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Duck is the common name for a number of types of bird in the family Anatidae. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, smaller than swans or geese, found in both fresh and salt water. Ducks exploit a variety of food sources such as grasses, grains and water plants, fish, insects, and the like.
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| male mallard duck Larger image |
Ducks have many domestic uses, being farmed for their meat, eggs, and feathers and down.
Some species of duck include the mallards (see image), pintails, scoters, wood ducks, mergansers, teal, and whistling ducks.
Ducks should not be confused with several types of unrelated birds with similar forms, such as loons or divers, grebes, gallinules, and coots.
Fictional, anthropomorphized ducks: Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck, Daisy Duck, Scrooge McDuck.