Do Ducks Have Families And Stick Together Rhetorical Analysis

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Do Ducks Have Families and Stick Together For Life? Why Ducks Stick Together: Insights into their Loyalty Script Introduction Hey there, welcome back to DashDuck Pond! You might have the saying “birds of a feather flock together.” This expression is over 800 years old, and at first seems pretty obvious: after all, you don’t see too many robins living in the same nest as an ostrich. But it turns out the truth is a bit more complicated than that. Some birds prefer to live on their own, and others do in fact prefer to live with other birds. Today, we’ll find out if “ducks of a feather flock together” by exploring three questions: do ducks form families? Why do they flock to the U.S.? and how do they interact with other species? Stay tuned to find …show more content…

But ducks don’t just flock with other ducks—sometimes ducks mix their flocks with the flocks of other bird species to form one enormous flock! Which brings us to our last question: how do ducks interact with other species? Let’s find out by taking a quick look at history. In the fall of 1995, an enormous flock of ducks and geese flew across the northern Great Plains. It was so dense that radar systems at several major airports couldn't tell whether they were birds or planes! This forced dozens of commercial flights to be grounded or rerouted until they passed. So why do ducks intermingle with other species? Wouldn’t it just cause competition for the same limited resources? It turns out that the truth is much more complex. Each species has its own niche, meaning that they get their food from different sources. This results in them complementing rather than competing with other species. Each bird species also contributes uniquely to the group. For example, ducks create disturbances in the water while swimming, which brings up food from the bottom of ponds or rivers, making food easier to find for everybody! On the other hand, or em.wing, birds like geese and swans offer protection by scaring off predators. That’s why here at the pond we have a flock of geese to protect the other birds from predators like coyotes. Here, we also see how ducks interact with other species on a more personal level. Ms. F is a chicken here at the pond, but that didn’t stop her from hatching Vern, her duckling. Even though they are two different species, they now spend all their time together even now when Vern is an adult! Turns out that sometimes “birds of different feathers also stick

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