The Mallard Duck, also known as the Anas phatyrhynchos, is the best known duck and most recognizable. The Mallard Duck is found all over the world and breeds throughout North America, Europe, Asia and
The Mallard Duck is 56-65cm long and have a wingspan of 81-98cm and weighs between seven to eight pounds. The males have a bright green head, a black rear end and a yellow beak with a black tip. Females don’t consist of nearly as many colors as the males. They have a brown colored body with chestnut and gray chests.
There are only a few predators of the duck. They consist of large fish like the Pike and Crocodilians. Humans also have an impact of the duck population. The ducklings are mainly killed by the larger fish while the adults get caught by humans. The physical conditions are wetlands and ponds. The mallard ducks are a distributor of seeds. They eat the plants/seeds and it goes through their digestive track and eventually makes its way back into the ground and increases the plant growth. These ducks also consume insects which can affect the environment because if the Mallards weren’t present it could increase insect population and therefore have an affect on plant life. The niche the Mallard Duck fills is simply keeping insect populations to a minimum and distributing seeds to help vegetation.
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Great clear concise writing about the mallard duck! There are a few areas where you could have expanded, especially regarding the physical characteristics of the duck that allow it to be so successful in its niche (why are the females brown? how do they survive the cold waters?)Good job proof reading!
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