Duck Facts for Kids - Free Educational videos for Students in K-12

Duck Facts for Kids - By CrashCourse

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00:05	in this video , we are learning about ducks .
00:08	After this video , you might know more about ducks
00:11	than anyone else in your home or neighborhood or city
00:15	. Unless if a bunch of them watch this video
00:17	to . In that case you can be duck experts
00:20	together . The most basic thing that everyone needs to
00:24	know about ducks is that ducks are semi aquatic birds
00:28	, can you say semi aquatic ? Yeah , A
00:33	semi aquatic animal is an animal that lives partly on
00:36	land and partly in the water . Ducks spend most
00:40	of their time on and around water , but they
00:42	also can spend time on land . So they are
00:45	considered semi aquatic or semi a quack tick . Am
00:50	I right ? Which leads us to our next fact
00:55	, Ducks love the water . It even looks like
00:58	this duck is smiling in the water . Water allows
01:03	ducks to keep themselves clean and helps them with eating
01:07	. If ducks eat and do not have access to
01:09	water , they can actually choke . Plus there are
01:13	so many things ducks confined to eat in the water
01:16	. Have you ever seen a duck do this ?
01:20	Ducks often dunk their heads underwater to feast on things
01:24	in the water , like plants , insects and fish
01:28	. The next time you see a duck with its
01:29	head underwater , just think , wow , I hope
01:33	that duck finds something yummy to eat . Of course
01:38	that wouldn't be possible without a duck's amazing beak .
01:43	The beak or bill as it is also known as
01:46	, helps the duck discover food and is actually able
01:50	to filter out stuff that the duck doesn't want to
01:53	eat like mud . Then the duck swallows what is
01:59	left in its beak . What a cool system .
02:02	The beak finds food , snags the food filters the
02:06	food and then the duck swallows . What's inside ?
02:11	Another amazing thing that helps stocks do so well in
02:14	the water is their webbed feet . Ducks have webbed
02:19	feet . They work kind of like flippers work for
02:23	people . They're webbed feet help them swim without the
02:28	webbed feet , ducks wouldn't be able to move well
02:30	in the water . Webbed feet allows ducks to be
02:33	great swimmers and helps them get to where they need
02:36	to go in the water . Ducks have yet another
02:42	advantage . One that is super cool . It's like
02:45	a superpower . Ducks have waterproof feathers . Wow !
02:52	Ducks naturally produce a special waterproof oil as they rub
02:58	all over their feathers with their beaks . This is
03:02	called preening . When a duck is printing , it
03:05	is grooming its feathers and also applying the special waterproof
03:09	oil . Can you say preening ? Uh huh .
03:14	Preening without this oil . Their feathers would not be
03:18	waterproof , but once they apply the oil to their
03:22	feathers by printing the feathers closest to their skin ,
03:26	stay dry even when they are in the water .
03:30	This also helps ducks stay warm . Isn't that neat
03:34	? All right now we need your help . What
03:39	our baby ducks called ? Mm yep . Baby ducks
03:45	are called ducklings . Oh , they are super cute
03:49	and tiny . These three ducklings are kind of like
03:52	the three musketeers look out for the ducklings after they
03:58	hatch their mother leads them to the water so right
04:01	away the ducklings learn that they are semi aquatic .
04:04	Remember semi aquatic means that they live partly on the
04:08	land and partly in the water . Are you able
04:11	to see the duckling in this picture ? Look closely
04:14	. Yeah . Is the duckling going in the water
04:17	or staying on land ? Who knows ? Okay ,
04:22	we've had fun . We've been learning about these interesting
04:26	birds , but now we have to share something that
04:29	is almost like a secret . It's like a duck
04:33	secret . Most people don't know this . Are you
04:37	ready for this duck secret ? Lots of ducks don't
04:42	quack . Isn't that strange ? The most common duck
04:46	in the world is the mallard duck . Here you
04:48	can see a female mallard duck and a male mallard
04:51	duck . Female mallard ducks quack , but male mallard
04:54	ducks do . Not . Many other types of ducks
04:57	don't quack either . So if you hear a quack
05:02	, there is a big chance that you are hearing
05:04	a female male or duck , a duck that looks
05:06	like this because most other ducks just don't quack .
05:09	Hey , what was your favorite fact about ducks ?
05:12	Did one stick out to you comment below . We
05:15	would love to hear what you enjoyed learning in this
05:18	video . Poor rubber ducky . So close to the
05:24	real water . All I ever wanted was to be
05:27	a real duck , not to just splash around in
05:30	bathtubs , but to explore the wild to catch food
05:35	with its beak . And to preen , you know
05:38	, printing always did look fun for now . Be
05:42	glad you're owner took you on a boat ride .
05:44	Be thankful , rubber ducky . Be thankful . So
05:51	where are we going next ? It's really up to
05:54	you . Here are two videos you can watch ,
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