Mallard Duck Research Paper

Did you know that Mallard ducks are the most populated ducks in the world! There are about 8.4 million mallard ducks in the world. Mallard ducks are considered an invasive species. Keep reading to find out what that means. Just imagine living in a warm place in the summer, but once it’s becoming winter you could just fly down south. Pretty cool, right, that's what the Mallard duck does every year. The mallard duck is intriguing because of how it lives, how it survives, and how it has been impacted by humans.

The Mallard duck Doesn’t just live in one region all year round in the winter they go south, and in the summer they go north.Basically ducks only have two seasons all year round, fall and summer. Ducks live in places that are usually wet. Ponds, streams,lakes and lagoons are some examples. They could also live in swamp forests. Also they live in different regions around the world like Alaska,China, regions of Australia, and the Caribbean. Mallard Ducks live in nests, They
Soon after hatching the ducklings will soon leave. Ducks can fly within two months of their birth. Their lifespan are between 10-15 years.Mallards shed through the summer and gain feathers during the winter. When a duckling is hatched it is yellow by the face, and black on the back. The ducklings legs and bill are black too.Male mallard ducks are called drakes, they have a green head, with a white ring around his neck, Their chest is a rich brown color. Females are brown and are very dull in color compared to the mallard. Mallard ducks are mostly found in the northern hemisphere.Now what Mallard ducks eat, they mostly insects like, Beetles,flies,lepidopterans,dragon flies, and caddisflies. Worms and other plants also are what they eat.Mallards are called dabbling(surface feeding)ducks because they eat their food by tipping their head underwater for food. Their feet and tail are in the air. They also look for food on land