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A baby mallard duck is called a duckling. Male mallards have shiny green heads. The loud “quack” you hear at the pond usually comes from a female.
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What Is a Baby Duck Called? Duckling
A baby duck is called a duckling. Below you will find what baby ducks eat, how they grow and which other animals share the same baby name.
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A baby duck is called a duckling.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
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Say “duckling”
A baby duck is called a duckling. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Growing up
A young duck grows into an adult that is about 50 to 65 cm long.
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Fun fact
Ducks have waterproof feathers thanks to a special oil.
Act it outPretend to be a duckling with a parent.
Write itWrite “duckling” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its baby name.
Similar animals
Other Animals Whose Babies Are Called Ducklings
Learn these together with the duck. Tap a name to hear it.
Reptile
A baby turtle is called a hatchling. A turtle’s shell is part of its skeleton, so it can never crawl out of it. Many turtles can pull their head inside the shell to hide.
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A baby porcupine is called a porcupette. Porcupines are covered in thousands of sharp quills. They cannot shoot their quills, but the quills come out easily if touched.
Baby: porcupette Read porcupine factsMammal
A baby horse is called a foal. Horses can sleep standing up. A baby horse is called a foal.
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Quick quiz
Baby Name Quiz: Duck
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
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Questions About Baby Ducks
A baby duck is called a duckling. Ducks have waterproof feathers thanks to a special oil.
Young ducks soon eat the same kind of food as adults: water plants, seeds, insects and snails.
Ducks live for about 5 to 10 years.
A group of ducks is called a paddling.
They grow up where their parents live: ponds and rivers worldwide (lakes).
No. The duck is a bird.