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African Black Duck

african-black-duckDESCRIPTION: Overall, this duck is black in colorwith white markings on the back region.
SIZE: Approximately 35 cm
WEIGHT: 316-502 g
FUN FACTS:
  • Males are called drakes, females arehens, and young are ducklings.
  • Africanblack ducks commonly feed in swift-running streams. They forage by eitherstanding on top of partially submerged rocks and jabbing under the rocks withtheir bills or by diving in rapids or at the base of waterfalls.

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