General Info

Common name: Mallard duck

Scientific name: Anas platyrhynchos

Diet: The mallard duck eats aquatic plants, worms, insects, and grain.

Lifespan: 5-10 years

Gestation Period: 28 days

Mating Season: March-May

Does it mate for life? No.

Habitat

Mallard ducks prefer to live in wetlands

A wetland is a marshy area, with rivers and/or lakes, long grass, and sometimes trees.

Other animals that live in wetlands include aligators, turtles, grouse, dragonflies, and salamanders.

Carrying Capacity

Carrying capacity is defined as the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation.

Biotic limiting factors include food, number of predators, parasites, disease, and invasive species.

Abiotic limiting factors include weather, temperature, water quality, air quality, and pollution.