Ducks Unlimited

When a duck uses its beak to straighten out and clean its feathers it is called...

• Grooming

• Pickering

• Preening

• Bathing

Ducks can sleep with both eyes open

• True

• False

Answer explanation

However, they can sleep with one eye open while the other looks for predators!

When birds preen, they take a waxy oil and spread it over their feathers to make it waterproof. Where is the gland that produces this oil?

• Bottom of the Neck

• Base of the tail

• Inside the Mouth

• Top of the Leg

What is a male duck called?

• A drake

• A Maleard

• A buck

• A tom

True or False: Ducks don't get wet when they dive underwater.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Duck feathers are waterproof!

Duck feathers are waterproof because they are

• So super thick

• Covered with a waxy substance

• Covered with a protein

• Filled with air

What is generally the top recorded speed of a flying duck?

• 100 miles per hour

• 80 miles per hour

• 60 miles per hour

• 30 miles per hour

What duck is this?

• Blue-Winged Teal

• Gadwall

• Ruddy Duck

• American Coot

What duck is this?

• Mallard

• Blue-winged Teal

• American Green-winged Teal

• Wood Duck

What is the primary focus of Ducks Unlimited in terms of environmental science?

• Wetland conservation

• Forest preservation

• Desert reclamation

• Ocean cleanup

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