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:''For duck as a food, see ]; for other meanings, see ]''.
I feel you creeping on, I can see from my shadow
Wanna jump up in my Lamborghini Gallardo
Maybe go to my place and just kick it like tabo
and posibbly bend you over look back and watch me


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| name = Ducks
| image = Ducks in plymouth, massachusetts.jpg
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| image_caption = A female and male ]
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'''Duck''' is the common name for a number of species in the ] family of ]s. The ducks are divided between several subfamilies listed in full in the ] article. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than their relatives the ]s and ], and may be found in both ] and ].


Smack that all on the floor
Most ducks have a wide flat ] adapted for ]. They exploit a variety of food sources such as ]es, ]s, ], ]s, small ]s, ]s, and small ]s. ]s and ]s forage deep underwater; ]s feed on the surface of water or on land. ]s have in their beaks special plates called ]<ref>
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{{cite web
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| last = Ogden
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| first = Evans
| title = Dabbling Ducks
| publisher = CWE
| url = http://www.sfu.ca/biology/wildberg/species/dabbducks.html
| accessdate = 2006-11-02 }}
</ref> similar to a whale's ]. These tiny rows of plates along the inside of the beak let them filter water out of the side of their beaks and keep food inside. To be able to submerge more easily, the diving ducks are heavier than dabbling ducks, and therefore have more difficulty taking off to fly. A few specialized species such as the ], ], and the ]s are adapted to catch large fish.


Upfront style ready to attack now
The males (drakes) of northern species often have extravagant ], but that is ]ed in summer to give a more female-like appearance, the "eclipse" plumage. Southern resident species typically show less ]. Many species of ducks are temporarily flightless while ]ing; they seek out protected habitat with good food supplies during this period. This moult typically precedes ].
pull in the parking lot slow with the lac down
Konvicts got the whole thing packed now
Step in the club now and wardobe intact now!
I feel it down and cracked now (ooh)
I see it dull and backed now
I'm gonna call her, than I pull the mack down
Money no problem, pocket full of that now!


I feel you creeping on, I can see from my shadow
Some duck species, mainly those breeding in the temperate and arctic ], are migratory, but others, particularly in the tropics, are not. Some ducks, particularly in ] where rainfall is patchy and erratic, are nomadic, seeking out the temporary lakes and pools that form after localised heavy rain.
Wanna jump up in my Lamborghini Gallardo
Maybe go to my place and just kick it like tabo
and posibbly bend you over look back and watch me


Some people use "duck" specifically for adult females and "drake" for adult males, for the species described here; others use "hen" and "drake", respectively.


Ducks are sometimes confused with several types of unrelated ] with similar forms, such as ]s or divers, ]s, ]s, and ]s.


Ooh...Looks like another club banger
==Predators==
They better hang on when they throw this thing on
A worldwide group like the ducks has many predators. Ducklings are particularly vulnerable, since their inability to fly makes them easy prey not only for avian hunters but also large fish like ], ]ns and other aquatic hunters, including fish-eating birds such as ]s. Nests may also be raided by land-based predators, and brooding females may sometimes be caught unaware on the nest by ]s (e.g. ]es) and large birds, including ]s and ]s).
Get a lil drink on
They gonna flip for this Akon shit
You can bank on it!
Pedicure medicure kitty-cat claws
The way she climbs up and down them poles
Looking like one of them putty-cat dolls
Trying to hold my woodie back thru my chores
Steps upstage and think I saw
Creeps up behind me, shes like "yoo"
I'm like ya I know lets cut to the chase
No time to waste back to my place
Starts from the club to the crib it's like a mile away
I'm more like a pal of shall I say
Plus I got pal of gal? his game
In fact he is the one singing the song that's playing
"Akon!"


Adult ducks are fast fliers, but may be caught on the water by large aquatic predators. This can occasionally include fish such as the ] in North America or the pike in ]. In flight, ducks are safe from all but a few ]s, although the ] regularly uses its speed and strength to catch ducks.


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==Etymology==
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The word '''duck''' (from ] ''dūce''), meaning the bird, came from the verb "to duck" (from Anglo-Saxon supposed *''dūcan'') meaning "to bend down low as if to get under something", because of the way many species in the ] group feed by upending (compare the ] word ''duiken'' = "to dive").
Maybe go to my place and just kick it like tabo
and posibbly bend you over look back and watch me


This happened because the older ] word for "duck" came to be pronounced the same as the word for "end": other Germanic languages still have similar words for "duck" and "end": for example, Dutch ''eend'' = "duck", ''eind'' = "end"; also among ] compare ] ''anas'' (] ''anat-'') = "duck", ] ''anta'' (masc.) = "end", ]n ''antis'' = "duck".


Eminem is rollin', d and em rollin' bo
==Hunting and Domestication==
And all marvelous them rolling
In many areas, wild ducks of various species (including ducks farmed and released into the wild) are hunted for food or sport, by ], or formerly by ]s. From this came the expression "a sitting duck", which means "an easy target".
Women just holding big booty rollin'
Soon I'll be on Eminem throwin "D!"
Hittin on less than "Three!"
Block wheel style like "Whee!"
Girl I can tell you want me because lately


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Ducks have many economic uses, being ]ed for their ], ]s, ]s and ]. They are also kept and bred by aviculturists and often displayed in zoos. All ] are descended from the wild ] ''Anas platyrhynchos'', except Muscovy Ducks<ref>
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{{cite web
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| last =
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| title = Mallard - Nature Notes
| publisher = Ducks Unlimited Canada
| url = http://www.ducks.ca/resource/general/naturenotes/mallard.html
| accessdate = 2006-11-02 }}
</ref>. Many domestic breeds have become much larger than their wild ancestor, with a "hull length" (from base of neck to base of tail) of 30 cm (12 inches) or more and routinely able to swallow an adult ] ], ''Rana temporaria'', whole.

] is often made using the ] of domestic ducks, rather than of ].

In a wildlife pond, the bottom over most of the area should be too deep for dabbling wild ducks to reach the bottom, to protect bottom-living life from being constantly disturbed and eaten by wild ducks dredging, and ]s should not be allowed in.{{fact}}

Despite widespread misconceptions, most ducks other than female ]s and ]s do not "quack". A common false ] asserts that quacks do not echo.<ref>
{{cite web
| last = Amos
| first = Jonathan
| title = Sound science is quackers
| publisher = BBC News
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3086890.stm
| accessdate = 2006-11-02 }}
</ref>

==Humor==
In ], ] ] and ]s at the ] (]) finished a year-long ] ], concluding that, of the animals in the world, the duck is the type that attracts most ] and silliness; he said "If you're going to tell a ] involving an animal, make it a duck." The word "duck" may have become an ] in many ] because ducks are seen as a silly animal, and their odd appearance compared to other birds. Of the many ], many are silly ] characters (see the '']'' article mentioning humor in the word "duck").

=="Quacks like a duck"==
The expression "quacks like a duck" is sometimes a short form for "It looks like a duck, it quacks like a duck, it swims like a duck, so it's a duck.", used as ]ial to counter abstruse arguments that something is not what it appears to be.

==Trivia==
*Some ancient Egyptian art depicts some ships of the ] with ornamental ]s shaped like a duck's head.<ref>
{{cite web
| last = Cornelius
| first =
| title = The Battle of the Nile
| publisher = The South African Military History Society
| url = http://rapidttp.com/milhist/vol074ic.html
| accessdate = 2006-11-02 }}
</ref>

==Gallery==
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Image:Comb duck.jpg|African ]
Image:duck-on-ground.jpg|] drake
Image:ruddy.shelduck.arp.2.750pix.jpg|] - not a true duck but a member of the ]
Image:Wood_duck_eclipse.jpg|Male ] in eclipse plumage
Image:Female Mallard.jpg|Female Mallard
Image:Mother duck with chicks.jpg|Female Mallard with ducklings
Image:Muscovy-duck-1.jpg|Male ]
Image:Mandarin.duck.arp.jpg|Mandarin Duck at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre, Gloucestershire, England.
Image:Keralabackducks (75).JPG|Ducks in a pond
Image:Aa_ducks_and_geese_003.jpg|Ducks and geese in a yard in ], UK
Image:Indian Runner Duck.jpg|]
Image:Ringed teal.gif|]

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==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
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Revision as of 19:26, 18 January 2007

I see the one, because she be that lady! Hey! I feel you creeping on, I can see from my shadow Wanna jump up in my Lamborghini Gallardo Maybe go to my place and just kick it like tabo and posibbly bend you over look back and watch me

Smack that all on the floor Smack that give me some more Smack that 'till you get sore Smack that oh-oooh!

Upfront style ready to attack now pull in the parking lot slow with the lac down Konvicts got the whole thing packed now Step in the club now and wardobe intact now! I feel it down and cracked now (ooh) I see it dull and backed now I'm gonna call her, than I pull the mack down Money no problem, pocket full of that now!

I feel you creeping on, I can see from my shadow Wanna jump up in my Lamborghini Gallardo Maybe go to my place and just kick it like tabo and posibbly bend you over look back and watch me

Ooh...Looks like another club banger They better hang on when they throw this thing on Get a lil drink on They gonna flip for this Akon shit You can bank on it! Pedicure medicure kitty-cat claws The way she climbs up and down them poles Looking like one of them putty-cat dolls Trying to hold my woodie back thru my chores Steps upstage and think I saw Creeps up behind me, shes like "yoo" I'm like ya I know lets cut to the chase No time to waste back to my place Starts from the club to the crib it's like a mile away I'm more like a pal of shall I say Plus I got pal of gal? his game In fact he is the one singing the song that's playing "Akon!"

I feel you creeping on, I can see from my shadow Wanna jump up in my Lamborghini Gallardo Maybe go to my place and just kick it like tabo and posibbly bend you over look back and watch me

Eminem is rollin', d and em rollin' bo And all marvelous them rolling Women just holding big booty rollin' Soon I'll be on Eminem throwin "D!" Hittin on less than "Three!" Block wheel style like "Whee!" Girl I can tell you want me because lately

I feel you creeping on, I can see from my shadow Wanna jump up in my Lamborghini Gallardo Maybe go to my place and just kick it like tabo and posibbly bend you over look back and watch me