
Domestic ducks (mainly mallard, Anas platyrhynchos domesticus, with some Muscovy ducks, Cairina moschata domestica) are ducks that have been domesticated and raised for meat and eggs. A few are kept for show, or for their ornamental value. Most varieties of domesticated ducks, apart from the Muscovy duck and hybrids, are descended from the mallard, which was domesticated in China around 2000 BC.
Similar species: Ducks, Geese, Etc.
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Uploaded Dec 10, 2015. Captured Jan 29, 2012 15:58 in 101 W Abram St, Arlington, TX 76010, USA.
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However, I liked that the water formed an "exclamation point" from his bill. Posted 9 years ago