SAVING THE ENDANGERED
THE CRITICAL INFORMATION EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW
Mandarin Duck
Food Requirements
- Vegatation
-acorns***
-grain***
-aquatic plants**
-insects**
-landsnails**
-fish**
-dew worms*
-grasshoppers*
-mollucks*
-small fish*
-frogs*
-small snakes*
- Generally feed on..
-larvae and pupae
-aquatic animals
-plant material
-seeds
-small fish
-snail and crabs
- mainy eat plants and seeds --->especially Beechmast
- DIET IS SEASONAL
Key:
* summer
** spring
*** fall
Predators
-predatory birds-> large fish like pike-> crocodillians
-other aquatic hunters-> fish eating birds such as herons
-brooding females caught by foxes, or large birds, such as hawks or eagles
-in flight, might get caught by a peregine falcon
Critical Information
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BIbliography
bill., the red. "Mandarin Duck." Honolulu Zoo Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 May 2012. <http://honoluluzoo.org/mandarin_duck.htm>.
"Mandarin Ducks." Learn about Birds: Photos, Breeding, Health and Bird Care. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 May 2012. <http://www.avianweb.com/mandarinduck.html>.
Nedelcu, Florin. "Seven of the Cutest Endangered Animals in the World." HotelClub Hotel and Travel Blog. N.p., 14 Apr. 2009. Web. 3 May 2012. <http://blog.hotelclub.com/seven-of-the-cutest-endangered-animals-in-the-world/>.
"Mandarin Ducks." Learn about Birds: Photos, Breeding, Health and Bird Care. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 May 2012. <http://www.avianweb.com/mandarinduck.html>.
Nedelcu, Florin. "Seven of the Cutest Endangered Animals in the World." HotelClub Hotel and Travel Blog. N.p., 14 Apr. 2009. Web. 3 May 2012. <http://blog.hotelclub.com/seven-of-the-cutest-endangered-animals-in-the-world/>.