Mallard. Male mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) flapping its wings on water. The mallard, or wild duck is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temper

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Mallard. Male mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) flapping its wings on water. The mallard, or wild duck is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia. Photographed in the UK.

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Photo credit: © SIMON BOOTH/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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