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Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than the swans and geese, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water.The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group. Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds.. Ducks are usually kept outdoors or inside a cage since it is unsuitable to let them roam freely indoors due to the risk of eating carpet fiber.

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Diving ducks and sea ducks forage deep underwater. To be able to submerge more easily, the diving ducks are heavier than dabbling ducks, and therefore have more difficulty taking off to fly.

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Dabbling ducks feed on the surface of water or on land, or as deep as they can reach by up-ending without completely submerging Along the edge of the beak there is a comb-like structure called a pecten. This strains the water squirting from the side of the beak and traps any food. The pecten is also used to preen feathers.

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Relationship with humans :Ducks have many economic uses, being farmed for their meat, eggs, feathers . They are also kept and bred by aviculturists and often displayed in zoos. All domestic ducks are descended from the wild Mallard Anas platyrhynchos, except the Muscovy Duck.

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China is the top duck mark.In many areas, wild ducks of various species (including ducks farmed and released into the wild) are hunted for food or sport, by shooting, or formerly bydecoys. Because an idle floating duck or a duck squatting on land cannot react to fly or move quickly, "a sitting duck" has come to mean "an easy target".