Duck
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A duck is a bird. There are different kinds of ducks. Some ducks have been domesticated. They are bred and kept by humans, they are not wild ducks. They are kept to provide food (meat and eggs), or to use their feathers for pillows and other stuffed items in the house.
Especially in Asia, many people like to eat duck.
Ducks are closely related to swans and geese. Other swimming and diving birds, like grebes and loons, are sometimes wrongly called ducks. A baby duck is called a duckling, and a male duck is called a drake.
Ducks are sometimes kept as pets, but usually they are kept by groups of people on public ponds for their beauty and calming nature.
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