This is my Indian Runner Duck fact sheet!

ANIMAL:	Indian Runner Duck     Anas domesticus
Type of Animal:	Duck
Habitat:	Farms, ponds
Location(s):	Originally from S.E. Asia & India. Now found worldwide.
Appearance:	Looks like bowling pin/wine bottle w/ webbed feet & very long necks. Come in many colors, such as white, black, gray, chocolate, fawn, tan, blue & pencil (fawn/white). Male has more color than female. They walk upright instead of waddling. Very small wings rendering them flightless.
Food/Diet:	Grains, grasses, duckweed, insects, worms, slugs, duck pellets, leaves, greens
Status in Wild:	Domesticated
Conservation:	Breeding in farms & aviculture. Bred for meat, eggs, and as pets.
Lifestyle:	Usually kept in flocks of 8-12 drakes w/ 24-100 females. Females & ducklings form separate maternity flocks sometimes.
Additional Info:	Males: Females: Young: Group: Called: Drake Hen Duckling Flock Weight: 3.5-5 lbs 3-4.4 lbs 0.5 lb Gestation: Life Span: 28 days Height: 2.16 ft 1.83 ft Body Length: 2.16-2.6 ft 2-2.3 ft 8-12 years Tail Length: 0.72-0.86 ft 0.67-0.76 ft
	Main predators are monitor lizards, domestic cats, wild felines, bears, domestic dogs, wild dogs, foxes, coyotes, wolves, jackals, snakes, birds of prey, pandas, civets, raccoons, coatis, crocodilians, chimps, baboons, monkeys, skunks, opossums, snapping turtles, large carnivorous fish & mongooses. Pigs, rats, herons & hornbills prey on ducklings.
	Imported to Europe in 16th century.
	Well-known for egg-laying ability. In fact, hens can lay up to 200 eggs a year.
	Like other ducks, they’re less disease-prone than chickens.
	Like other ducks, only the females quack. Drakes have a hoarse whisper.
	During breeding season, drakes will gang rape hens, sometimes drowning/pecking them to death.
Fun Fact(s):	They get their name due to habit of running away from predators.
	They’re very excitable and nervous ducks. They can also be quite friendly.