THE ANIMALS
Wood Duck
WOOD DUCK
Aix sponsa
Class
Birds
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Origin
Lives in aquatic environments primarily in North and Central America, but has adapted throughout much of the Western world.
Diet
Omnivorous
Curiosity
A female lays 13 to 15 white eggs, but if multiple female nests are close together, dozens of eggs can be found in a single site. Weighs 550 to 850 grams.
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