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Domestic duck

Anas platyrhynchos domesticus & Cairina moschata momelanotus

Description:

Domesticated ducks are ducks that are raised for meat, eggs and down. Many ducks are also kept for show, as pets, or for their ornamental value. Almost all of the varieties of domesticated ducks are descended from the Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), apart from the Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) for more : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_du...

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2 Comments

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 10 years ago

Tnx @ceejayalyssa

ceejayalyssa
ceejayalyssa 10 years ago

pretty!

Ali Hemati Pour
Spotted by
Ali Hemati Pour

بندر ماهشهر, خوزستان‎, Iran

Spotted on Jul 28, 2013
Submitted on Jul 28, 2013

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