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a teacher of mine told me they actually go to the sea, or somewhere else when the females lay eggs. they go away finding another female to mate. and come back when the female mallard is not there, to make them babies
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoSometimes the male will stay around, usually because he lives within the group of duck, or sometimes he would leave. Male ducks are not very father-like, and have been known to kill ducklings that are not strong, and sometimes just because they are males too.
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