Other birds usually join a female quacking by herself, which suggests they could be using the sound to tell other ducks, including the male, where they are.

I grew up in northeast Ohio in the 1970s, which meant, as a duck hunter , I grew up hearing duck sounds from mallards and black ducks, both of which quack. My father and I didn’t attempt to call wood ...

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A photo of a female duck leading 76 ducklings went viral. Renee Montagne speaks with Dave Rave, a wildlife manager for the Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources, to find out what's happening.