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Crested Duck

Anas platyrhynchos domesticus

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

The domestic Crested Duck is a selected duck breed descended from the Mallard. It has its appearance because it is heterozygous for a genetic mutation causing a deformity of the skull. In particular, this mutation causes the duck to be born with a gap in its skull, which is filled with a growth of fatty tissue. It is from this growth that the pouf of feathers sprouts.
I suspect the brown duck to be the proud father of the indian runner females' progenia shown in the previous spotting :-)

Habitat:

Pairi Daiza, Belgium.

Reference Links:

Crested duck (breed), Crested Ducks Have Funny "Hair" - Animal Planet: Animal Oddities

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Comments (4)
The MnMs
I find them really cute and odd-looking. Although the selection of this breeding is not fun for the poor duckies, at least they do not seem to suffer much from it :-)

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Ducks, swans and geese in Central Europe
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Biodiversity in Belgium
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PublishedOctober 2, 2014

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