female mallard duck and ducklings row |
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| The mallard is a dabbling duck and belongs to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae. The eggs take between 28 to 30 days to incubate and all of them usually hatch within one to two days. The chicks emerge from the shell covered in fine brown down. The hen brings her chicks to water within a day of hatching to teach them to swim. During the journey to water, she will stop |
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