ducks By Gavin

Description

Did you know that there is 13 types of ducks? Some of them are the Black-bellied whistling duck and the Mallard. Ducks can be seen near ponds, marshes and oceans You can mostly find them in ponds. The Laysan Duck is endangered. Only 500 of them exist. Ducks are also called “waterfowl” because they are normally found in ponds.

Ducks vs Geese

There is 1.57 million geese in the world and 19 types of geese. As in ducks there are 49.9 million ducks and there are 13 types of ducks. Ducks go a little slower than geese by 20mph,ducks fly 40 mph, and geese fly 60 mph, ducks are 5 inches tall while geese are 22 inches. The similarities between ducks and geese are, Both have webbed feet. Usually whenever you see ducks or geese they are in groups called flocks. Both are called “waterfowl”.

Problem and Solution

Problem: People polluting lakes and rivers cause ducks to get the "duck plague" which can make people and ducks sick the duck plague can also kill them.

Solution #1: Throw wrappers and plastic in garbage cans and away from lakes.

Solution #2: Rake grass and leaves away from ponds so nothing can get in the ponds.

Cause And Effect

Fun Facts.

1. Male and female ducks sound different

2. Ducks were domesticated as pets since 1521.

3. Ducks can see better than most humans

4. Ducks sleep with their eyes open so they can see predators.

5. Ducks have accents. City ducks are louder than country ducks.