Habitat: They live in Russia, China and Japan.
Where it lives: in zones with forest and near peaceful lakes.
Characteristics: they are about 45cm tall and they are around 500g. The male shows intense colours during the reproduction time but the female has pale colours.
Family group: in winter they travel with other duck groups.
Food: Their diet is always vegetables: seeds and other plants.
Reproduction: They do their nests in trees. Males and females incubate the eggs. The female puts about 9 or 10 eggs.
Curiosities: in Asia, people think that the Mandarin Ducks give money and luck. It's a typical present in inportant weddings.
Male
Little Mandarin Ducks
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