Ducks

Ducks

The duck or ducklings are a group of birds that follow the order of geese from the modern bird class. The word "duck" is for Persian bit

Types of ducks

Damietta ducks are relatively small, as the duck weighs about 2 kg, and is raised for the purpose of its meat and eggs, where it produces about 100 eggs annually

There are rowan ducks with a gray color and a green cape. His neck is surrounded by brown and white stripes, and he is closely related to the wild Damiests. There are Sudanese ducks and Muscovy ducks are present in South America and Africa and are raised for the purpose of meat, which weighs 3-4 kg. The mandarin duck is famous for its aesthetic feathers, most of which are colored

Ducks of rivers and fresh water such as vegetables and black ducks, and sea ducks such as ducks eating fish, and domestic ducks such as Beijing ducks with a white color and long body and weighs about 4 kg. Eggs are about 150 eggs annually, where it is raised for the purpose of its flesh famous in China and benefit from its feathers

The term ducks is called a large number of birds that live near water, where ducks are found in all continents of the world with the exception of Antarctica and live in fresh water and sea water alike, and ducks are one of the water birds that are smaller than similar to other water birds such as swans Geese

 Male ducks usually have feathers that carry bright colors, unlike female feathers, which tend to be faded or light in color, because ducks need to be able to attract females by the colors of their feathers, while faded feather colors help females to merge into their surroundings and hide It is a predator that may attack its nest and chicks

Ducks belong to the aquatic family of animals and live in places distributed all over the world in lakes, streams, rivers, bays, seas and oceans, and ducks have a variety of adaptations that help him live and acclimate within his natural habitats, and perhaps the first and most obvious of these adaptations are the feet of open ducks that help him to Swimming as these feet extend flat, providing maximum surface area for increased mobility while ducks are swimming in the water

Under the duck feathers there is an oily coating that prevents the water from settling in the feathers and helps it to stay dry. It helps in providing warmth and reduces body weight, which improves movement through water and air. The colors of duck feathers correspond to the colors of the areas in which it lives, which provides animals with a degree of protection from During the camouflage process, the ducks also have a distinct beak containing membranes shaped like combs that allow filtering water from small animals and other food sources before eating them

Ducks are among the carnivores and plants alike as it feeds on plants, insects, worms and other small marine animals that are found on land or in water. To lay eggs, ducks males usually look for partners to mate in the winter

After finding a female, the male remains with her until next year and may move to other partners in the next mating cycle. For most types of ducks, after mating, the female lays 5 to 12 eggs in the nest and hatches after about 28 days. The number of eggs laid by the female is usually directly related to the amount of available daylight.

 The mother duck works hard to keep eggs and chicks safe in the nest, as animals such as hawks, snakes, raccoons, turtles, and large fish often lie in chicks, and ducklings are able to fly within five to eight weeks of birth.