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Domestic Ducks

Anas platyrhynchos domesticus

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Field Notes

Description:

Domesticated from the wild Mallard over several thousand years and selectively bred to increase the size to about double in all dimensions, compare with the wild mallard in pictures 2 to 5, these have been released back into the wild in numerous parks and ornamental gardens.

Habitat:

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Biodiversidad en España/Spain
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PublishedJune 8, 2013

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