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Why do ducks quack

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Why do ducks quack

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1) Not all ducks quack, and they produce also various other sounds. It is a kind of communication that their voice is able to produce. Humans could also quack. Ducks quack because “quack” is actually the name that we give to that typical sound produced by ducks. Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_communication http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioacoustics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_sounds 2) “Despite widespread misconceptions, only the females of most dabbling ducks “quack”. For example, the scaup – which are diving ducks – make a noise like “scaup” (hence their name), and even among the dabbling ducks, the males never quack. In general, ducks make a wide range of calls, ranging from whistles cooing, yodels and grunts. Calls may be loud displaying calls or quieter contact calls. A common urban legend claims that duck quacks do not echo; however, this has been shown to be false. This myth was first debunked by the Acoustics Research Centre at the Unive

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