Mallard Duck

 This is a mallard duck. A mallard duck is known in latin as "Anas Platyrhychos" which means flat nosed which relates to the shape of a duck's bill. An interesting fact about Mallard ducks is that male ducks are called drakes while female ducks are called hens. They also have different colored head's and beaks. This is due to the drakes eating more algae than the hens and therefore getting more colorful heads and beaks because of the catenoids found in the algae. Catenoids are pigments found in food sources for ducks like algae that make vegetables brightly colored. These ducks usually live in rivers, lakes, and woodland wetlands. This is because ducks love the water. Since ducks are omnivores, some of their preferred foods are Insects, Fruit, Seeds, Algae, Small Fish, Crustaceans, and many more. They are the least concerned when it comes to their status, they have a population of over 30 million.