Only female ducks can quack

Submitted: Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 15:33
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Just reading through Tips & Facts on left of this page and found it interesting reading , but wondering if some of the facts still remain true today.
eg; Tully being wettest town in Qld, some claim Babinda is.
Yeah I know... who cares, but it's raining here in Townsville an I've got nothing better to do
Cheers Ray
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Reply By: Member - John D (VIC) - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 15:43

Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 15:43
Poppy, you mean to say "if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck & quacks like a duck" it's not a male?

John
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Follow Up By: Member - Poppy (QLD) - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 15:59

Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 15:59
You better "duck" for cover if my missus reads that ..lol
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Reply By: Member - Greydemon (WA) - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 15:58

Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 15:58
The Drake I used to own must have been gay then.

Might account for the lack of ducklings.
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Follow Up By: GoneTroppo Member (FNQ) - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:01

Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:01
With a name like Drake he probably was :-)
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Reply By: GoneTroppo Member (FNQ) - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:00

Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:00
It is well a known and generally accepted fact that the female of the species makes the most noise.
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Follow Up By: tvl - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:11

Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:11
Poppy,whereabouts in townsville do u live???
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Follow Up By: Member - Poppy (QLD) - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:17

Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:17
Bushland Beach... You?
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Follow Up By: tvl - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:49

Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:49
same ,,joshua cres
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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:09

Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:09
When we were in Switzerland we stayed overnight in a Hotel in Lucerne and there were Ducks on the shore of the Lake that chirped rather than quacked, I kid you not.

Didn't check if they were male ducks or female ducks.
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Follow Up By: Member - Poppy (QLD) - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:16

Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:16
When I was a young wild thing, I used to shoot wild ducks and we used to encounter a lot of "whistler" ducks that didn't quack either, just whistled.
Footnote:- They were off limits though
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Reply By: True Blue - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:30

Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:30
A friend of mine sent me an email the other day a part of which mentioned that a duck's quack will not make an echo and they don't know why. Has anyone heard of this before?

True Blue.
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Follow Up By: pjchris - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 17:08

Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 17:08
Yes and it was tested on Mythbusters and found to be false, a duck's quack does echo.

Also on Snopes and they also say it will echo.

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Follow Up By: Member - Poppy (QLD) - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 17:12

Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 17:12
Mythbusters isn't as good as it's quacked up to be...lol
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 23:10

Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 23:10
I don't believe any of the so called 'facts' if you got the same list i received - what a load of rubbish.
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Reply By: Member - Roger B (VIC) - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 22:43

Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 22:43
Q. What's the difference between a duck...??

A. One of its legs are both the same ...!!!
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